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Population density in Sofia
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
1 of 5 · Regions of Yugozapaden
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2024
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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 · 2024
989per km²
+0.6%
since 2023
Regions of Yugozapaden · 2024
1 of 5
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−1.6%
+0.1% a year on average
vs Yugozapaden
+890%
Yugozapaden: 99.9 · 2024
Population density, 1990 – 2024 per km² · Sofia · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union · World
−1.6% since 2014
0
500
1,000
1,500
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2024
Sofia
Yugozapaden
Bulgaria
European Union
World
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Population density · per km²
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Sofia · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
989 · 2024
First value
971 · 1990
Highest
1,057 · 2013
Lowest
889 · 1998
Average change
+0.1% a year on average
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | Sofia | Change | Yugozapaden | Bulgaria | European Union | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 989 | +0.6% | 99.9 | 58.6 | 110 | — |
| 2023 | 983 | +0.5% | 99.8 | 58.6 | 109 | 62.1 |
| 2022 | 978 | −3.1% | 99.7 | 58.8 | 109 | 61.6 |
| 2021 | 1,010 | −0.7% | 103 | 63.0 | 109 | 61.0 |
| 2020 | 1,017 | ±0.0% | 104 | 63.4 | 109 | 60.4 |
| 2019 | 1,017 | +0.1% | 104 | 63.4 | 109 | 59.8 |
| 2018 | 1,016 | +0.2% | 104 | 63.9 | 109 | 59.2 |
| 2017 | 1,014 | +0.2% | 104 | 64.3 | 109 | 58.6 |
| 2016break in series | 1,012 | −1.7% | 105 | 64.8 | 108 | 57.9 |
| 2015 | 1,030 | +2.4% | 107 | 66.2 | 108 | 57.3 |
| 2014 | 1,005 | −4.9% | 106 | 66.3 | 108 | 56.6 |
| 2013 | 1,057 | +0.5% | 106 | 66.7 | 107 | 55.9 |
| 2012 | 1,051 | +0.4% | 106 | 67.1 | 107 | 55.2 |
| 2011 | 1,047 | +6.2% | 106 | 67.5 | 107 | 55.6 |
| 2010 | 986 | +4.0% | 106 | 67.9 | 107 | 54.9 |
| 2009 | 948 | +0.7% | 105 | 67.1 | 107 | 54.3 |
| 2008 | 941 | +0.7% | 105 | 67.5 | 107 | 53.6 |
| 2007 | 934 | +0.8% | 105 | 68.0 | 106 | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 927 | +0.8% | 105 | 68.5 | 106 | 52.3 |
| 2005 | 919 | +1.0% | 105 | 69.0 | 106 | 51.6 |
| 2004 | 910 | +1.1% | 104 | 69.5 | 105 | 51.0 |
| 2003 | 900 | +1.3% | 104 | 70.0 | 105 | 50.4 |
| 2002 | 889 | −0.1% | 104 | 70.6 | 105 | 49.7 |
| 2001 | 890 | −1.7% | 104 | 72.3 | 104 | 49.1 |
| 2000 | 905 | +0.9% | 106 | 73.6 | 104 | 48.4 |
| 1999 | 897 | +0.9% | 106 | 74.0 | 104 | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 889 | −0.9% | 106 | 74.4 | 104 | 47.2 |
| 1997 | 897 | −0.1% | 106 | 75.1 | 103 | 46.5 |
| 1996 | 898 | −6.5% | 106 | 75.7 | 103 | 45.8 |
| 1995 | 960 | +0.2% | 103 | 74.7 | 103 | 45.1 |
| 1994 | 959 | +0.1% | 103 | 75.0 | 103 | 44.5 |
| 1993 | 958 | −0.4% | 103 | 75.3 | 102 | 43.8 |
| 1992 | 962 | −0.6% | 104 | 75.9 | 102 | 43.5 |
| 1991 | 967 | −0.4% | 105 | 76.7 | 102 | 51.7 |
| 1990 | 971 | 105 | 77.4 | 102 | 50.8 |
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Yugozapaden
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blagoevgrad | 44.5 | |
| 4 | Kyustendil | 35.1 | |
| 2 | Pernik | 46.4 | |
| 5 | Sofia | 32.0 | |
| 1 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 989 |
Source: Eurostat, 2024
What it means
How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.
How it is calculated
Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.
People
Sofia in numbers
Population
1.3M
2025
Population growth
-0.13%
2025 · Bulgaria
Median age
43.1
2025
Children under 15
14.6%
2025
Residents 65 and over
19.2%
2025
Life expectancy
77.0
2024 · Yugozapaden
Births per woman
1.72
2024 · Bulgaria
Birth rate
9.3
2024
Infant mortality
4.6
2024 · Bulgaria
Net migration
8.9
2024
Born abroad
4.4%
2024 · Bulgaria
Urban population
74.2%
2025 · Bulgaria