Bulgaria
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
6,433,302 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$20,328 per person
Life expectancy at birth
75.8 years
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
3.5%
HICP inflation
3.5%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population on 1 January | 6,437,360 people people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Population by age and sex | 6,437,360 people people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Crude birth rate | 7.8 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Immigration | 52,189 immigrants immigrants | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Emigration | 13,002 emigrants emigrants | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Acquisitions of citizenship | 343 people people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Employment and occupations | |||
| 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 |
| Wages and labour costs | |||
| Median equivalised net income | €8,862 per year per year | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Unadjusted gender pay gap | 12.0%p (Provisional) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Hourly labour cost | €12.0 per hour per hour | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP per capita in euro | €18,120 per person per person | 2025 | Eurostat |
| GDP per capita in PPS | 66 (EU = 100)p (Provisional) (EU = 100) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real GDP growth | 3.0% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| HICP price index | 142.50 (2015 = 100) (2015 = 100) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Monthly HICP inflation | 6.0%e (Estimated) | October 2026 | Eurostat |
| Consumer price level index | 57 (EU = 100) (EU = 100) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Housing and households | |||
| House price change | 14.6% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Housing cost overburden rate | 6.9% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Overcrowding rate | 32.5% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Education and skills | |||
| 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 |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy at birth | 75.8 years years | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Infant mortality rate | 4.5 per 1,000 live births per 1,000 live births | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Hospital beds | 870 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| 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 |
| Business and industry | |||
| Industrial production | 92.8 (2021 = 100) (2021 = 100) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Enterprise birth rate | 10.4% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Monthly industrial production | -8.9%p (Provisional) | September 2026 | Eurostat |
| Trade and investment | |||
| 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 |
| Tourism and accommodation | |||
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 28,816,601 nights nights | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Arrivals at tourist accommodation | 9,504,275 arrivals arrivals | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels | 40.2% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Car share of passenger transport | 88.8%e (Estimated) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Car ownership | 507 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Road traffic deaths | 7.4 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| 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 |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Greenhouse gas emissions per person | 6.7 t CO2e per person t CO2e per person | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 43.4 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Temperature change | 2.18 °Ce (Estimate) °C | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| PM2.5 air pollution | 12.6 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | WHO |
| Forest area | 36.4% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 35.6% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| Municipal waste generated per person | 496 kg per person kg per person | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Recycling rate of municipal waste | 21.8% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Total waste generated per person | 14,324 kg per person kg per person | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Area under organic farming | 4.0% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Cost of a healthy diet | Int$5.75 per person per daye (Estimate) per person per day | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Healthy diet unaffordable | 20.7%e (Estimate) | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Poverty and social protection | |||
| 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) (0 to 100) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government finance and taxation | |||
| Government debt | 29.9% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government deficit or surplus | -4.0% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government spending | 42.1% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Science and innovation | |||
| 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 | 11.2 per million peoplep (Provisional) per million people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Crime, justice and public safety | |||
| Intentional homicides | 1.23 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Cultural employment | 3.6% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Average life satisfaction | 6.3 out of 10 out of 10 | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Women in national parliament | 25.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: ECB statistics Licence: ESCB statistics reuse policy.
- Source: Eurostat Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution).
- Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms).
- Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates) Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Source: OECD Data Explorer Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024 Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
- Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms).
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