Bulgaria

Population on 1 January 6,437,360 people 2025 · Eurostat Population by age and sex 6,437,360 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude birth rate 7.8 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude death rate 15.5 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Total fertility rate 1.72 births per woman 2024 · Eurostat Population aged 65 and over 24.0% 2025 · Eurostat Median age of the population 47.3 years 2025 · Eurostat Old-age dependency ratio 38.7 per 100 working-age people 2025 · Eurostat Natural population change -7.7 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Population estimates and projections 6,795,803 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 44.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.75 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections -0.52% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 6,433,302 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth -0.13% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 22.2% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 14.4% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.72 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 8.3 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 15.6 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 74.2% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 38.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 57.8 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 59.3 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 0.17% 2025 · World Bank

Immigration 52,189 immigrants 2024 · Eurostat Emigration 13,002 emigrants 2024 · Eurostat Acquisitions of citizenship 343 people 2024 · Eurostat First-time asylum applicants 3,800 applicants 2025 · Eurostat Net migration rate 5.5 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Net migration estimates and projections 0.8 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -2,961 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 4.4% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 2.1% 2025 · World Bank

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 3.5% 2025 · Eurostat Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 13.1% 2025 · Eurostat Long-term unemployment rate 1.5% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 77.0% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 73.2% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) 3.4% September 2026 · Eurostat Usual weekly working hours 39.9 hours per week 2025 · Eurostat Part-time employment 1.7% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly youth unemployment 13.0% September 2026 · Eurostat Employment of older workers 71.2% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 3.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 10.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 56.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 50.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 54.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT OECD monthly unemployment rate 3.4% September 2026 · OECD Employment in agriculture 4.7% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 27.9% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 67.4% 2025 · World Bank

Median equivalised net income €8,862 per year 2025 · Eurostat Unadjusted gender pay gap 12.0%p (Provisional) 2024 · Eurostat Hourly labour cost €12.0 per hour 2025 · Eurostat Monthly minimum wage €620 per month H2 2026 · Eurostat Net annual earnings €14,450 per year 2025 · Eurostat

GDP per capita in euro €18,120 per person 2025 · Eurostat GDP per capita in PPS 66p (Provisional) (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat Real GDP growth 3.0% 2025 · Eurostat GDP in euro 116,549 million € 2025 · Eurostat Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted) 0.7%p (Provisional) Q2 2026 · Eurostat Labour productivity growth 1.8% 2025 · Eurostat GDP growth, year on year 2.5%p (Provisional) Q3 2026 · Eurostat GDP in US dollars US$130.8 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$20,328 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$35,326 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$17,780 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 3.1% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 63.3% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 21.7% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 16.7% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$11,851 per person 2025 · World Bank

HICP inflation 3.5% 2025 · Eurostat HICP price index 142.50 (2015 = 100) 2025 · Eurostat Monthly HICP inflation 6.0%e (Estimated) October 2026 · Eurostat Consumer price level index 57 (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat Food price inflation (HICP) 6.1% 2025 · Eurostat Energy price inflation (HICP) 0.5% 2025 · Eurostat OECD monthly CPI inflation 5.7% September 2026 · OECD Consumer price inflation 4.6% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 162.5 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 7.4% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 1.735 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

House price change 14.6% 2025 · Eurostat Housing cost overburden rate 6.9% 2025 · Eurostat Overcrowding rate 32.5% 2025 · Eurostat Home ownership rate 86.1% 2025 · Eurostat Inability to keep home adequately warm 16.1% 2025 · Eurostat Average household size 2.2 people per household 2025 · Eurostat House prices, quarterly 15.5%p (Provisional) Q2 2026 · Eurostat Arrears on utility bills 17.2% 2025 · Eurostat Mortgage interest rate 2.41% September 2026 · ECB Slum population 0.2% 2022 · World Bank

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 13.8% 2025 · Eurostat Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 41.2% 2025 · Eurostat Early leavers from education and training 8.6% 2025 · Eurostat Adult participation in learning 6.1% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 10.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 99.0% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 98.0% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 87.0% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 5.9%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 6.8%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 11.8%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 94.1%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 97.9% 2011 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 12.0% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 4.5% 2022 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 95.3% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 69.5% 2024 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 98.3% 2011 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 94.6% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 94.8% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy at birth 75.8 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 4.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 870 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 467 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 64.6% 2025 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 8.5% 2024 · Eurostat Practising nurses 441 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Healthy life years at birth 69.1 years 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy at age 65 16.9 years 2024 · Eurostat Adults with obesity 13.2% 2019 · Eurostat Daily smokers 29.1% 2019 · Eurostat Life expectancy estimates and projections 75.6 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 16.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 65.4 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 73 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 12.61 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 20.3% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 45.2% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 7.6 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 22.6% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 37.0% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 92% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 25.8% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.5 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 46.8 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Dentists 11.29 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 75.8 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 79.5 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 72.2 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 7.9% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 5.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 4.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 6 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 4.33 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 8.2 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Measles immunisation 94% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 38.7% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 35.5% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$1,258 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 7.4% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 2.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 7.0% 2014 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 12 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Households with internet access 92.8% 2025 · Eurostat Internet use in the last three months 86.9% 2025 · Eurostat Daily internet use 82.7% 2025 · Eurostat Basic digital skills 38.3% 2025 · Eurostat Online shopping 51.2% 2025 · Eurostat ICT specialists in employment 4.8% 2025 · Eurostat Internet users 82.4% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 118 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 37.0 per 100 people 2023 · World Bank

Industrial production 92.8 (2021 = 100) 2025 · Eurostat Enterprise birth rate 10.4% 2024 · Eurostat Monthly industrial production -8.9%p (Provisional) September 2026 · Eurostat Business loan interest rate 4.54% September 2026 · ECB Industry share of GDP 21.2% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 42,783 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 33.9% 2024 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 50.8% 2025 · Eurostat Imports share of GDP 51.9% 2025 · Eurostat Current account balance, quarterly -8.2% Q2 2026 · Eurostat Exports share of GDP 50.7% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 51.8% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 102.5% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 3.7% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -5.8% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 13.4% 2024 · World Bank

Nights spent in tourist accommodation 28,816,601 nights 2025 · Eurostat Arrivals at tourist accommodation 9,504,275 arrivals 2025 · Eurostat Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels 40.2% 2025 · Eurostat

Car share of passenger transport 88.8%e (Estimated) 2024 · Eurostat Car ownership 507 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Road traffic deaths 7.4 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Rail passenger transport 1,456 million passenger-km 2025 · Eurostat Road share of inland freight transport 60.1% 2024 · Eurostat New zero-emission cars 4.9% 2025 · Eurostat Road traffic deaths 9.2 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 723,825 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Renewable energy share 22.7%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Renewable electricity share 34.4%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Energy import dependency 41.9% 2024 · Eurostat Electricity price for households €0.1341 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Natural gas price for households €0.0654 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Primary energy consumption 16.6 Mtoe 2024 · Eurostat Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 98.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 20.4% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 29.0% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 43.3% 2024 · World Bank

Greenhouse gas emissions per person 6.7 t CO2e per person 2024 · Eurostat Total greenhouse gas emissions 43.4 Mt CO2e 2024 · Eurostat Temperature change 2.18e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 2.26e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 46.7 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 7.2 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 5.31 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 7.4 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 3.81 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 12.6 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 36.4% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 35.6% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 19.7 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 44.3% 2025 · World Bank

Municipal waste generated per person 496 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Recycling rate of municipal waste 21.8% 2024 · Eurostat Total waste generated per person 14,324 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Basic drinking water access 99.2% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 96.2% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 86.1% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 40.2% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 3,248 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 75.7% 2024 · World Bank

Area under organic farming 4.0% 2024 · Eurostat Cost of a healthy diet Int$5.75e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 20.7%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 1.00e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 88.0e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 2.5% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 5,103 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 46.2% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 6,862 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 95.3 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 119.7 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 108,560 km² 2024 · World Bank

At-risk-of-poverty rate 21.2% 2025 · Eurostat Poverty or social exclusion rate 29.0% 2025 · Eurostat Income inequality (Gini) 37.7 (0 to 100) 2025 · Eurostat Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) 6.94 times 2025 · Eurostat Severe material and social deprivation 15.0% 2025 · Eurostat Gini index 39.5 (0 to 100) 2023 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 31.1% 2023 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 1.0% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 21.2% 2024 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.6% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 4.4% 2023 · World Bank

Government debt 29.9% 2025 · Eurostat Government deficit or surplus -4.0% 2025 · Eurostat Government spending 42.1% 2025 · Eurostat Tax-to-GDP ratio 30.6% 2025 · Eurostat Government spending on health 5.4% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on education 4.3% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on social protection 14.4% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on defence 1.3% 2024 · Eurostat Government debt, quarterly 28.7%p (Provisional) Q2 2026 · Eurostat Tax revenue 20.7% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 35.8% 2023 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.74%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Researchers as a share of the labour force 0.60% 2024 · Eurostat European patent applications 11.2p (Provisional) per million people 2025 · Eurostat R&D spending share of GDP 0.79% 2023 · World Bank Researchers per million people 2,401 per million people 2023 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 4,998 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 1.23 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Crime or vandalism in the area 15.6% 2023 · Eurostat Robberies recorded by the police 14.2 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Burglaries recorded by the police 46.1 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Thefts recorded by the police 382 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Intentional homicides 1.1 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Cultural employment 3.6% 2025 · Eurostat Average life satisfaction 6.3 out of 10 2025 · Eurostat Women in national parliament 25.0% 2025 · World Bank