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People Statistics · Country

Population in Bulgaria

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 11 of 14 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Bulgaria

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 13 figures Economy 14 figures Housing 1 figure Education 4 figures Tourism 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2025 6,437,360 −0.1% since 2024
Countries · 2025 11 of 14 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −8.4% −0.9% a year on average
share of European Union 1.43% European Union: 450,646,971 · 2025
Population, 1990 – 2025 people
−8.4% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Bulgaria 6.4M
European Union 451M
World 8.2B

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bulgaria · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 6,437,360 · 2025
First value 8,767,308 · 1990
Highest 8,767,308 · 1990
Lowest 6,437,360 · 2025
Average change −0.9% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearBulgariaChange European UnionWorld
2025 6,437,360 −0.1% 451M 8.2B
2024 6,445,481 −0.0% 449M 8.1B
2023 6,447,710 −0.5% 448M 8.1B
2022 6,482,484 −0.8% 446M 8B
2021 6,532,117 −0.6% 446M 7.9B
2020 6,569,275 −1.4% 447M 7.9B
2019 6,664,177 −1.4% 446M 7.8B
2018 6,757,418 −1.3% 445M 7.7B
2017 6,849,518 −1.3% 445M 7.6B
2016 6,938,759 −1.3% 444M 7.5B
2015 7,029,690 −1.2% 443M 7.4B
2014 7,117,453 −1.2% 442M 7.4B
2013 7,202,556 −1.7% 442M 7.3B
2012 7,327,224 −0.6% 441M 7.2B
2011 7,369,431 −0.7% 440M 7.1B
2010 7,421,766 −0.6% 441M 7B
2009 7,467,119 −0.7% 440M 6.9B
2008 7,518,002 −0.7% 439M 6.8B
2007 7,572,673 −0.7% 437M 6.7B
2006 7,629,371 −0.8% 436M 6.7B
2005 7,688,573 −0.7% 434M 6.6B
2004 7,745,147 −0.8% 433M 6.5B
2003 7,805,506 −0.8% 431M 6.4B
2002 7,868,815 −3.4% 430M 6.3B
2001 8,149,468 −0.5% 429M 6.2B
2000 8,190,876 −0.5% 428M 6.2B
1999 8,230,371 −0.6% 428M 6.1B
1998 8,283,200 −0.7% 427M 6B
1997 8,340,936 −0.5% 425M 5.9B
1996 8,384,715 −0.5% 425M 5.8B
1995 8,427,418 −0.4% 424M 5.7B
1994 8,459,763 −0.3% 423M 5.7B
1993 8,484,863 −1.3% 422M 5.6B
1992 8,595,465 −0.9% 420M 5.5B
1991 8,669,269 −1.1% 420M 5.4B
1990 8,767,308 418M 5.3B

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
1 Germany 81M
2 Türkiye 78M
3 France 66M
4 Italy 60M
5 Spain 46M
6 Poland 38M
7 Romania 20M
8 Netherlands 17M
9 Greece 11M
10 Czechia 11M
11 Bulgaria 7M
12 Finland 5.5M
13 Norway 5.2M
14 Lithuania 2.9M

Source: Eurostat, 2015

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.