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Population in Sofia

1990 – 2025 · 32 data points 1 of 5 · Regions of Yugozapaden Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Sofia Yugozapaden 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 1,295,931 +0.7% since 2024
Regions of Yugozapaden · 2025 1 of 5 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +9.0% +0.2% a year on average
share of Yugozapaden 64.1% Yugozapaden: 2,022,982 · 2025
Population, 1990 – 2025 people
+9.0% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Sofia 1.3M
Yugozapaden 2M
Bulgaria 6.4M
European Union 451M
World 8.2B

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Sofia · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 1,295,931 · 2025
First value 1,208,703 · 1990
Highest 1,296,615 · 2012
Lowest 1,158,487 · 2013
Average change +0.2% a year on average
Data points 32

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearSofiaChange YugozapadenBulgariaEuropean UnionWorld
2025 1,295,931 +0.7% 2M 6.4M 451M 8.2B
2024 1,286,965 +0.5% 2M 6.4M 449M 8.1B
2023 1,280,334 +0.5% 2M 6.4M 448M 8.1B
2022 1,274,538 +0.3% 2M 6.5M 446M 8B
2021 1,271,214 +1.0% 2M 6.5M 446M 7.9B
2020 1,259,085 +1.0% 2M 6.6M 447M 7.9B
2019 1,246,145 +1.1% 2M 6.7M 446M 7.8B
2018 1,232,999 +1.2% 2.1M 6.8M 445M 7.7B
2017 1,218,764 +1.2% 2.1M 6.8M 445M 7.6B
2016 1,203,985 +1.2% 2.1M 6.9M 444M 7.5B
2015 1,189,431 +1.3% 2.1M 7M 443M 7.4B
2014 1,174,055 +1.3% 2.1M 7.1M 442M 7.4B
2013 1,158,487 −11% 2.1M 7.2M 442M 7.3B
2012 1,296,615 +0.4% 2.1M 7.3M 441M 7.2B
2011 1,291,795 +0.7% 2.1M 7.4M 440M 7.1B
2010 1,283,266 +0.7% 2.1M 7.4M 441M 7B
2009 1,273,869 +0.7% 2.1M 7.5M 440M 6.9B
2008 1,264,405 +0.7% 2.1M 7.5M 439M 6.8B
2007 1,255,122 +0.8% 2.1M 7.6M 437M 6.7B
2006 1,245,295 +0.9% 2.1M 7.6M 436M 6.7B
2005 1,234,271 +1.0% 2.1M 7.7M 434M 6.6B
2004 1,221,916 +1.2% 2.1M 7.7M 433M 6.5B
2003 1,207,281 +1.4% 2.1M 7.8M 431M 6.4B
2002 1,190,675 −2.6% 2.1M 7.9M 430M 6.3B
2001 1,222,180 +0.9% 2.1M 8.1M 429M 6.2B
2000 1,211,531 +1.7% 2.1M 8.2M 428M 6.2B
1995 1,191,743 +0.3% 2.2M 8.4M 424M 5.7B
1994 1,188,563 −0.1% 2.2M 8.5M 423M 5.7B
1993 1,189,641 −0.8% 2.2M 8.5M 422M 5.6B
1992 1,198,799 −0.3% 2.2M 8.6M 420M 5.5B
1991 1,202,877 −0.5% 2.2M 8.7M 420M 5.4B
1990 1,208,703 2.2M 8.8M 418M 5.3B

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

Ranking · Regions of Yugozapaden

2022 · 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 Sofia (stolitsa) 1.3M
2 Blagoevgrad 290K
3 Sofia 230K
4 Pernik 113K
5 Kyustendil 110K

Source: Eurostat, 2022

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.