Population in Bulgaria
The population of Bulgaria was 6,433,302 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Bulgaria, 2025
6,433,302
Change from 2024
−0.1%
European Union, 2025
451,127,411 people
Position in 2025
111th of 217
Population in Bulgaria over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,433,302 people | 451,127,411 people |
| 2024 | 6,441,421 people | 450,228,188 people |
| 2023 | 6,446,596 people | 448,897,545 people |
| 2022 | 6,465,097 people | 447,203,596 people |
| 2021 | 6,507,301 people | 446,228,281 people |
| 2020 | 6,550,696 people | 446,870,959 people |
| 2019 | 6,616,726 people | 446,910,453 people |
| 2018 | 6,710,798 people | 446,058,453 people |
| 2017 | 6,803,468 people | 445,321,060 people |
| 2016 | 6,894,139 people | 444,676,652 people |
| 2015 | 6,984,225 people | 443,793,218 people |
| 2014 | 7,073,572 people | 442,920,819 people |
| 2013 | 7,160,005 people | 442,425,741 people |
| 2012 | 7,305,888 people | 442,069,839 people |
| 2011 | 7,348,328 people | 441,414,078 people |
| 2010 | 7,395,599 people | 442,088,310 people |
| 2009 | 7,444,443 people | 441,388,573 people |
| 2008 | 7,492,561 people | 440,270,719 people |
| 2007 | 7,545,338 people | 438,796,003 people |
| 2006 | 7,601,022 people | 437,263,803 people |
| 2005 | 7,658,972 people | 435,789,139 people |
| 2004 | 7,716,860 people | 434,193,248 people |
| 2003 | 7,775,327 people | 432,512,916 people |
| 2002 | 7,837,161 people | 430,924,112 people |
| 2001 | 8,009,142 people | 429,909,307 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1% from 6,441,421 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6,984,225 people, the figure has changed by −7.9%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 111th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 451,127,411 people.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Population on 1 January
6,437,360 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population growth
-0.13%
2025 · World Bank
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