Population density in Bulgaria
Bulgaria had 59.3 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Bulgaria, 2024
59.3
Change from 2023
−0.1%
European Union, 2023
112.6 people per km²
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
111.2 people per km²
Position in 2024
145th of 214
Population density in Bulgaria over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.3 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 59.4 people per km² | 112.6 people per km² |
| 2022 | 59.6 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2021 | 59.9 people per km² | 111.9 people per km² |
| 2020 | 60.3 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2019 | 60.9 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2018 | 61.8 people per km² | 111.8 people per km² |
| 2017 | 62.7 people per km² | 111.7 people per km² |
| 2016 | 63.5 people per km² | 111.5 people per km² |
| 2015 | 64.3 people per km² | 111.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 65.2 people per km² | 111.0 people per km² |
| 2013 | 66.0 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 67.3 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2011 | 67.7 people per km² | 110.7 people per km² |
| 2010 | 68.1 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 68.6 people per km² | 110.8 people per km² |
| 2008 | 69.0 people per km² | 110.5 people per km² |
| 2007 | 69.5 people per km² | 110.1 people per km² |
| 2006 | 70.0 people per km² | 109.7 people per km² |
| 2005 | 70.5 people per km² | 109.3 people per km² |
| 2004 | 71.0 people per km² | 108.9 people per km² |
| 2003 | 71.5 people per km² | 108.5 people per km² |
| 2002 | 72.0 people per km² | 108.1 people per km² |
| 2001 | 72.4 people per km² | 107.8 people per km² |
| 2000 | 73.9 people per km² | 107.7 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1% from 59.4 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 65.2 people per km², the figure has changed by −8.9%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 145th highest value.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Population
6,433,302 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
74.2%
2025 · World Bank
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