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Residents 65 and over in Yugozapaden

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points 6 of 6 · Regions of Bulgaria Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: Eurostat, 2014 – 2025

Residents 65 and over, 2014 – 2025 percent · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · World
+2.5 pp since 2015
Yugozapaden Bulgaria World

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

Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
Yugozapaden
21.2%
Bulgaria
24.0%
World
10.4%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Yugozapaden · 2014 – 2025
Latest value 21.2% · 2025
First value 18.3% · 2014
Highest 21.2% · 2025
Lowest 18.3% · 2014
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2014 – 2025

YearYugozapadenChange BulgariaWorld
2025 21.2% +0.1 pp 24.0% 10.4%
2024 21.1% +0.2 pp 23.8% 10.2%
2023 20.9% ±0.0 pp 23.5% 10.0%
2022 20.9% +0.2 pp 23.4% 9.7%
2021 20.7% ±0.0 pp 23.0% 9.5%
2020 20.7% +0.4 pp 22.9% 9.3%
2019 20.3% +0.3 pp 22.5% 9.1%
2018 20.0% +0.4 pp 22.0% 8.9%
2017 19.6% +0.4 pp 21.6% 8.7%
2016 19.2% +0.5 pp 21.1% 8.4%
2015 18.7% +0.4 pp 20.5% 8.3%
2014 18.3% 19.9% 8.1%

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

Ranking · Regions of Bulgaria

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
6 Yugozapaden 21.2%
5 Severoiztochen 23.8%
4 Yugoiztochen 23.9%
3 Yuzhen tsentralen 24.6%
2 Severen tsentralen 27.7%
1 Severozapaden 28.1%

Source: Eurostat, 2025

What it means

The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.