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Bulgaria in numbers

Open statistics on Bulgaria: population, economy, housing, education, tourism and climate, year by year.

37 figures 1960–2025 Updated Oct 21, 2026

Overview · Bulgaria

The main numbers at a glance.

−8.4% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Bulgaria · European Union · World
−5.7 pp since 2015
Bulgaria European Union World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Bulgaria 5-year change Trend
Population 6.4M2025 −2.0%
Median age 47.22025 +0.9
GDP per person €16,3002024 +77%
Unemployment rate 3.5%2025 −1.5 pp
Adults with higher education 35.7%2025 +6.5 pp
Tourist overnight stays 29M2025 +141%

Source: Eurostat

People · Bulgaria

Population and growth, age, births, migration and households.

Median age, 2014 – 2025 years · Bulgaria · World
+3.0 since 2015
Bulgaria World

Sources: Eurostat · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2014 – 2025

−8.4% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Residents 65 and over, 2014 – 2025 percent · Bulgaria · World
+3.5 pp since 2015
Bulgaria World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014 – 2025

Population growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · Bulgaria · World
+1.15 pp since 2015
Bulgaria World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Bulgaria 5-year change Trend
Population 6.4M2025 −2.0%
Population growth -0.13%2025 +0.88 pp
Population density 58.62024 −7.6%
Median age 47.22025 +0.9
Children under 15 14.0%2025 ±0.0 pp
Residents 65 and over 24.0%2025 +1.1 pp
Life expectancy 75.82024 +1.0
Births per woman 1.722024 −0.07
Birth rate 7.82025 −1.2
Infant mortality 4.62024 −0.9
Net migration 5.52025 +1.2
Born abroad 4.4%2024 +2.7 pp
Urban population 74.2%2025 +0.8 pp

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Economy & jobs · Bulgaria

Output and incomes, jobs and wages, unemployment and prices.

GDP per person, 2000 – 2024 Euro · Bulgaria · European Union
+167% since 2014
Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024

GDP per person (PPP), 1990 – 2025 international dollars (PPP) · Bulgaria · World
+135% since 2015
Bulgaria World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Bulgaria · European Union · World
−5.7 pp since 2015
Bulgaria European Union World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Household income per person, 2000 – 2023 Euro · Bulgaria · European Union
+122% since 2013
Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2023

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Bulgaria 5-year change Trend
GDP per person €16,3002024 +77%
GDP per person (PPP) $44,4512025 +63%
GDP per person, EU = 100 662024 +20%
Gross domestic product €105B2024 +71%
Economic growth 3.1%2025
Inflation 4.6%2025
Unemployment rate 3.5%2025 −1.5 pp
Youth unemployment 13.1%2025 −1.1 pp
Employment rate 77.0%2025 +3.4 pp
Labour force participation 56.1%2025 +0.2 pp
Household income per person €8,0002023 +60%
At risk of poverty 21.2%2025 −2.6 pp
Income inequality (Gini) 39.52023 −4.4%
Jobs 3.5M2024 +1.5%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Housing · Bulgaria

Homes, home values and rents, prices over time.

House price index, 2005 – 2025 index, 2015 = 100 · Bulgaria · European Union
+149% since 2015
Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2005 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Bulgaria 5-year change Trend
House price index 249.22025 +81%

Source: Eurostat

Education & commute · Bulgaria

Schooling of adults, internet and how people get to work.

Adults with higher education, 2000 – 2025 percent · Bulgaria · European Union
+8.2 pp since 2015
Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · Bulgaria · World
+26.9 pp since 2014
Bulgaria World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

University enrolment, 2001 – 2024 percent · Bulgaria · World
−3.4 pp since 2014
Bulgaria World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2001 – 2024

Access to electricity, 1990 – 2024 percent · Bulgaria · World
+4.1 pp since 2014
Bulgaria World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Bulgaria 5-year change Trend
Adults with higher education 35.7%2025 +6.5 pp
University enrolment 69.5%2024 −15.2 pp
Internet users 82.4%2024 +14.5 pp
Access to electricity 100.0%2024 +0.8 pp

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Tourism · Bulgaria

Overnight stays, visitors and the hospitality economy.

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Overnight stays per 1,000 residents, 1990 – 2025 per 1,000 people · Bulgaria · European Union
+1,266 since 2015
Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

+51% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Foreign guests' share of stays, 1990 – 2025 percent · Bulgaria · European Union
−6.6 pp since 2015
Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Bulgaria 5-year change Trend
Tourist overnight stays 29M2025 +141%
Overnight stays per 1,000 residents 4,4762025 +2,655
Tourist arrivals 9.5M2025 +136%
Foreign guests' share of stays 55.8%2025 +16.9 pp

Source: Eurostat

Climate · Bulgaria

Temperatures and rain through the year and over the decades.

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Bulgaria 5-year change Trend
CO₂ emissions per person 5.32024 −1.4

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators