Bulgaria Population

Population now

6,662,454

World: 105th
Europe: 20th

Male:	3,234,663	(48.54 %)
Female:	3,427,791	(51.46 %)

Births in 2025:	81,995
Deaths in 2025:	151,606

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	72.41 years
Female:	79.35 years
Total:	75.80 years
Median Age:	44.95 years

Birth Rate:	8.54
Death Rate:	15.79
Growth Rate:	-0.46 %
Fertility Rate:	1.63

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Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Bulgaria Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	8M	4M	4M	1	1.20%	17.80	8.10	2.31	69.25	67.55	71.03	29.43	37.10%	70.93
1961	8M	4M	4M	1	1.20%	17.40	7.90	2.29	70.20	68.42	72.06	29.74	38.78%	71.62
1962	8M	4M	4M	1	0.92%	16.70	8.70	2.24	69.49	67.77	71.30	30.07	40.49%	72.25
1963	8M	4M	4M	1	1.00%	16.40	8.20	2.21	70.31	68.68	72.02	30.39	42.23%	72.84
1964	8M	4M	4M	1	1.04%	16.10	7.90	2.19	71.12	69.37	72.96	30.70	43.99%	73.43
1965	8M	4M	4M	1	0.87%	15.30	8.20	2.09	71.29	69.45	73.23	30.99	45.76%	73.97
1966	8M	4M	4M	1	0.80%	14.90	8.30	2.03	71.22	69.36	73.18	31.24	47.23%	74.46
1967	8M	4M	4M	1	0.67%	15.00	9.00	2.02	70.41	68.37	72.56	31.47	48.50%	74.93
1968	8M	4M	4M	1	0.97%	16.90	8.60	2.27	71.23	69.23	73.32	31.71	49.77%	75.46
1969	8M	4M	4M	1	0.79%	17.00	9.50	2.27	70.43	68.23	72.74	31.94	51.03%	76.05
1970	8M	4M	4M	1	0.79%	16.30	9.10	2.17	71.26	69.11	73.51	32.15	52.30%	76.54
1971	9M	4M	4M	1	0.64%	15.90	9.70	2.10	70.87	68.62	73.24	32.28	53.36%	76.97
1972	9M	4M	4M	1	0.56%	15.30	9.80	2.03	70.90	68.68	73.23	32.39	54.42%	77.33
1973	9M	4M	4M	1	0.71%	16.20	9.50	2.15	71.34	69.03	73.77	32.49	55.47%	77.73
1974	9M	4M	4M	1	0.76%	17.20	9.80	2.29	71.21	68.93	73.60	32.58	56.52%	78.25
1975	9M	4M	4M	1	0.61%	16.60	10.30	2.23	71.05	68.64	73.58	32.68	57.56%	78.63
1976	9M	4M	4M	1	0.63%	16.50	10.10	2.24	71.39	68.99	73.92	32.75	58.53%	78.97
1977	9M	4M	4M	1	0.50%	16.10	10.70	2.21	70.82	68.26	73.50	32.82	59.43%	79.38
1978	9M	4M	4M	0.99	0.48%	15.50	10.50	2.15	71.18	68.77	73.72	32.91	60.33%	79.47
1979	9M	4M	4M	0.99	0.43%	15.30	10.70	2.16	71.31	68.64	74.11	33.02	61.22%	79.58
1980	9M	4M	4M	0.99	0.31%	14.50	11.10	2.05	71.16	68.46	73.99	33.18	62.10%	79.90
1981	9M	4M	4M	0.99	0.31%	14.00	10.70	2.00	71.57	68.85	74.43	33.32	62.60%	80.17
1982	9M	4M	4M	0.99	0.24%	13.90	11.20	2.01	71.19	68.43	74.08	33.52	63.10%	80.40
1983	9M	4M	4M	0.99	0.21%	13.80	11.40	2.01	71.39	68.44	74.48	33.77	63.60%	80.60
1984	9M	4M	5M	0.99	0.20%	13.60	11.30	2.01	71.50	68.49	74.66	34.03	64.10%	80.79
1985	9M	4M	5M	0.98	0.11%	13.30	12.00	1.97	71.23	68.15	74.46	34.26	64.59%	80.79
1986	9M	4M	5M	0.98	0.16%	13.40	11.60	2.02	71.73	68.56	75.06	34.54	65.00%	80.77
1987	9M	4M	5M	0.98	0.08%	13.00	12.00	1.96	71.53	68.40	74.81	34.78	65.35%	80.89
1988	9M	4M	5M	0.98	0.09%	13.10	12.00	1.97	71.60	68.38	74.99	35.00	65.69%	80.98
1989	9M	4M	4M	0.97	0.05%	12.60	12.00	1.90	71.72	68.42	75.19	35.24	66.04%	80.04
1990	9M	4M	4M	0.97	-0.03%	12.10	12.50	1.82	71.64	68.30	75.15	35.53	66.38%	78.61
1991	9M	4M	4M	0.97	-0.13%	11.10	12.80	1.66	71.56	68.40	74.88	35.81	66.72%	77.83
1992	9M	4M	4M	0.97	-0.17%	10.40	12.60	1.55	71.49	68.07	75.09	36.14	67.06%	77.00
1993	8M	4M	4M	0.96	-0.22%	10.00	12.90	1.46	71.35	67.62	75.26	36.50	67.33%	76.39
1994	8M	4M	4M	0.96	-0.29%	9.40	13.20	1.37	71.21	67.36	75.25	36.87	67.56%	76.13
1995	8M	4M	4M	0.96	-0.37%	8.60	13.60	1.23	71.05	67.39	74.90	37.22	67.78%	75.79
1996	8M	4M	4M	0.96	-0.39%	8.60	14.00	1.23	70.90	67.39	74.58	37.54	68.01%	75.40
1997	8M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.48%	7.70	14.70	1.09	70.35	67.00	73.87	37.84	68.23%	74.94
1998	8M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.45%	7.90	14.30	1.11	71.06	67.50	74.80	38.13	68.45%	74.45
1999	8M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.35%	8.80	13.60	1.23	71.41	67.90	75.10	38.41	68.68%	74.03
2000	8M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.36%	9.00	14.10	1.26	71.66	68.20	75.30	38.68	68.90%	73.66
2001	8M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.39%	8.50	14.00	1.21	71.77	68.50	75.20	39.02	69.17%	72.21
2002	8M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.41%	8.50	14.40	1.23	71.87	68.50	75.40	39.32	69.52%	70.66
2003	8M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.40%	8.70	14.40	1.26	72.07	68.70	75.60	39.60	69.88%	70.10
2004	8M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.36%	9.10	14.30	1.33	72.56	69.10	76.20	39.88	70.23%	69.58
2005	8M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.37%	9.30	14.80	1.37	72.56	69.00	76.30	40.15	70.58%	69.06
2006	8M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.35%	9.70	14.90	1.44	72.61	69.10	76.30	40.36	70.93%	68.53
2007	8M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.33%	10.00	15.00	1.49	72.66	69.20	76.30	40.58	71.28%	68.03
2008	7M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.30%	10.40	14.80	1.56	72.96	69.50	76.60	40.80	71.62%	67.56
2009	7M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.25%	10.90	14.50	1.66	73.41	69.90	77.10	41.03	71.96%	67.12
2010	7M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.32%	10.20	14.90	1.57	73.51	70.00	77.20	41.26	72.30%	66.68
2011	7M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.35%	9.60	14.70	1.51	74.16	70.70	77.80	41.45	72.64%	66.25
2012	7M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.37%	9.50	15.00	1.50	74.31	70.90	77.90	41.67	72.98%	65.87
2013	7M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.36%	9.20	14.40	1.48	74.86	71.30	78.60	41.91	73.31%	65.50
2014	7M	4M	4M	0.95	-0.38%	9.40	15.10	1.53	74.47	71.10	78.00	42.15	73.65%	65.13
2015	7M	3M	4M	0.95	-0.40%	9.20	15.30	1.53	74.61	71.20	78.20	42.37	73.99%	64.72
2016	7M	3M	4M	0.95	-0.40%	9.10	15.10	1.54	74.81	71.30	78.50	42.64	74.33%	64.27
2017	7M	3M	4M	0.95	-0.42%	9.00	15.50	1.56	74.81	71.40	78.40	42.88	74.67%	63.80
2018	7M	3M	4M	0.94	-0.42%	8.90	15.40	1.56	74.96	71.50	78.60	43.10	75.01%	63.34
2019	7M	3M	4M	0.94	-0.43%	8.80	15.50	1.58	75.11	71.60	78.80	43.34	75.35%	62.90
2020	7M	3M	4M	0.94	-0.53%	8.50	18.00	1.56	73.61	69.90	77.50	43.60	75.69%	62.52
2021	7M	3M	4M	0.94	-0.53%	8.50	18.00	1.56	73.61	69.90	77.50	43.86	76.03%	62.20
2022	7M	3M	4M	0.94	-0.53%	8.50	18.00	1.56	73.61	69.90	77.50	44.15	76.36%	61.73
2023	7M	3M	3M	0.94	-0.49%	8.52	16.67	1.60	74.92	71.41	78.61	44.44	76.70%	61.25
2024	7M	3M	3M	0.94	-0.47%	8.53	16.23	1.62	75.36	71.91	78.98	44.73	77.04%	60.77
2025	7M	3M	3M	0.94	-0.46%	8.54	15.79	1.63	75.80	72.41	79.35	44.95	77.37%	60.28

Bulgaria Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	7M	3M	3M	0.94	-0.46%	8.52	15.88	1.64	75.93	72.56	79.46	45.20	77.71%	59.79
2027	7M	3M	3M	0.94	-0.47%	8.50	15.97	1.65	76.06	72.71	79.58	45.40	78.04%	59.29
2028	7M	3M	3M	0.94	-0.47%	8.49	16.06	1.65	76.19	72.85	79.69	45.61	78.37%	58.79
2029	6M	3M	3M	0.94	-0.48%	8.47	16.15	1.66	76.32	73.00	79.81	45.85	78.70%	58.27
2030	6M	3M	3M	0.94	-0.48%	8.45	16.24	1.67	76.45	73.15	79.92	46.05	79.03%	57.76
2031	6M	3M	3M	0.95	-0.48%	8.48	16.33	1.67	76.58	73.30	80.03	46.29	79.36%	57.24
2032	6M	3M	3M	0.95	-0.48%	8.51	16.43	1.68	76.71	73.45	80.14	46.51	79.68%	56.73
2033	6M	3M	3M	0.95	-0.48%	8.53	16.52	1.68	76.85	73.60	80.26	46.75	80.00%	56.23
2034	6M	3M	3M	0.95	-0.48%	8.56	16.62	1.69	76.98	73.75	80.37	46.93	80.32%	55.71
2035	6M	3M	3M	0.95	-0.49%	8.59	16.71	1.69	77.11	73.90	80.48	47.12	80.64%	55.22
2036	6M	3M	3M	0.95	-0.48%	8.65	16.75	1.69	77.24	74.05	80.59	47.31	80.95%	54.73
2037	6M	3M	3M	0.95	-0.48%	8.70	16.78	1.70	77.37	74.21	80.70	47.49	81.26%	54.24
2038	6M	3M	3M	0.95	-0.48%	8.76	16.82	1.70	77.51	74.36	80.81	47.70	81.56%	53.76
2039	6M	3M	3M	0.95	-0.48%	8.81	16.85	1.71	77.64	74.52	80.92	47.90	81.86%	53.30
2040	6M	3M	3M	0.95	-0.47%	8.87	16.89	1.71	77.77	74.67	81.03	48.00	82.16%	52.84
2041	6M	3M	3M	0.95	-0.47%	8.91	16.88	1.71	77.90	74.83	81.14	48.14	82.45%	52.38
2042	6M	3M	3M	0.96	-0.47%	8.95	16.87	1.72	78.04	74.99	81.25	48.20	82.74%	51.93
2043	6M	3M	3M	0.96	-0.47%	8.98	16.87	1.72	78.17	75.14	81.35	48.22	83.03%	51.50
2044	6M	3M	3M	0.96	-0.47%	9.02	16.86	1.73	78.31	75.30	81.46	48.19	83.31%	51.07
2045	6M	3M	3M	0.96	-0.46%	9.06	16.85	1.73	78.44	75.46	81.57	48.08	83.59%	50.64
2046	6M	3M	3M	0.96	-0.46%	9.06	16.84	1.73	78.57	75.62	81.67	47.92	83.87%	50.21
2047	6M	3M	3M	0.96	-0.46%	9.06	16.84	1.73	78.71	75.78	81.78	47.70	84.14%	49.80
2048	5M	3M	3M	0.96	-0.46%	9.05	16.83	1.74	78.84	75.95	81.88	47.50	84.40%	49.37
2049	5M	3M	3M	0.96	-0.46%	9.05	16.83	1.74	78.98	76.11	81.99	47.29	84.67%	48.96
2050	5M	3M	3M	0.96	-0.46%	9.05	16.82	1.74	79.11	76.27	82.09	47.11	84.93%	48.53

Highest City Populations in Bulgaria

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Sofia	1,288,308	1,152,556
2	Plovdiv	348,436	346,893
3	Varna	335,000	312,770

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