Population growth rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population growth rate was -0.733 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.733
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
188th
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.73
in 1925
All-time low
-1.63
in 1992
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Bulgaria, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Bulgaria stood at -0.733.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Bulgaria peaked at 1.73 in 1925 and was at its lowest, -1.63, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 188th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0.1616 | — |
| 1900 | 1.36 | +743.9% |
| 1905 | 1.2 | -11.8% |
| 1910 | 1.17 | -2.4% |
| 1915 | 1.13 | -3.5% |
| 1920 | 1.39 | +22.3% |
| 1925 | 1.73 | +24.5% |
| 1930 | 1.43 | -17.0% |
| 1935 | 1.01 | -29.6% |
| 1940 | 0.9399 | -6.7% |
| 1945 | 0.8405 | -10.6% |
| 1950 | 1.14 | +35.0% |
| 1951 | 0.678 | -40.3% |
| 1952 | 0.618 | -8.8% |
| 1953 | 0.842 | +36.2% |
| 1954 | 0.779 | -7.5% |
| 1955 | 0.751 | -3.6% |
| 1956 | 0.665 | -11.5% |
| 1957 | 0.971 | +46.0% |
| 1958 | 0.989 | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.797 | -19.4% |
| 1960 | 0.959 | +20.3% |
| 1961 | 0.95 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.808 | -14.9% |
| 1963 | 0.819 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.818 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.708 | -13.4% |
| 1966 | 0.662 | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.602 | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.824 | +36.9% |
| 1969 | 0.715 | -13.2% |
| 1970 | 0.598 | -16.4% |
| 1971 | 0.531 | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 0.428 | -19.4% |
| 1973 | 0.615 | +43.7% |
| 1974 | 0.724 | +17.7% |
| 1975 | 0.206 | -71.5% |
| 1976 | 0.624 | +202.9% |
| 1977 | 0.408 | -34.6% |
| 1978 | -0.201 | -149.3% |
| 1979 | 0.456 | -326.9% |
| 1980 | 0.326 | -28.5% |
| 1981 | 0.312 | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.249 | -20.2% |
| 1983 | 0.213 | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.218 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | -0.079 | -136.2% |
| 1986 | 0.182 | -330.4% |
| 1987 | 0.102 | -44.0% |
| 1988 | 0.109 | +6.9% |
| 1989 | -1.21 | -1213.8% |
| 1990 | -1.35 | +11.6% |
| 1991 | -1.54 | +13.4% |
| 1992 | -1.63 | +6.3% |
| 1993 | -0.535 | -67.2% |
| 1994 | -0.64 | +19.6% |
| 1995 | -0.775 | +21.1% |
| 1996 | -0.815 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | -0.986 | +21.0% |
| 1998 | -0.943 | -4.4% |
| 1999 | -0.802 | -15.0% |
| 2000 | -0.865 | +7.9% |
| 2001 | -0.945 | +9.2% |
| 2002 | -0.739 | -21.8% |
| 2003 | -0.73 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | -0.684 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | -0.725 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | -0.703 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | -0.7 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | -0.657 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | -0.61 | -7.2% |
| 2010 | -0.742 | +21.6% |
| 2011 | -0.813 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | -0.903 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | -0.534 | -40.9% |
| 2014 | -0.603 | +12.9% |
| 2015 | -0.673 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | -0.727 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | -0.732 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | -0.712 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | -0.696 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | -0.506 | -27.3% |
| 2021 | -1.13 | +123.5% |
| 2022 | -0.366 | -67.6% |
| 2023 | -0.517 | +41.3% |
| 2024 | -0.608 | +17.6% |
| 2025 | -0.673 | +10.7% |
| 2026 | -0.729 | +8.3% |
| 2027 | -0.771 | +5.8% |
| 2028 | -0.801 | +3.9% |
| 2029 | -0.828 | +3.4% |
| 2030 | -0.855 | +3.3% |
| 2031 | -0.859 | +0.5% |
| 2032 | -0.859 | -0.0% |
| 2033 | -0.879 | +2.3% |
| 2034 | -0.885 | +0.7% |
| 2035 | -0.89 | +0.6% |
| 2036 | -0.912 | +2.5% |
| 2037 | -0.917 | +0.5% |
| 2038 | -0.904 | -1.4% |
| 2039 | -0.921 | +1.9% |
| 2040 | -0.914 | -0.8% |
| 2041 | -0.911 | -0.3% |
| 2042 | -0.897 | -1.5% |
| 2043 | -0.894 | -0.3% |
| 2044 | -0.89 | -0.4% |
| 2045 | -0.885 | -0.6% |
| 2046 | -0.887 | +0.2% |
| 2047 | -0.897 | +1.1% |
| 2048 | -0.888 | -1.0% |
| 2049 | -0.892 | +0.5% |
| 2050 | -0.894 | +0.2% |
| 2051 | -0.894 | -0.0% |
| 2052 | -0.896 | +0.2% |
| 2053 | -0.911 | +1.7% |
| 2054 | -0.915 | +0.4% |
| 2055 | -0.922 | +0.8% |
| 2056 | -0.922 | -0.0% |
| 2057 | -0.931 | +1.0% |
| 2058 | -0.936 | +0.5% |
| 2059 | -0.96 | +2.6% |
| 2060 | -0.973 | +1.4% |
| 2061 | -0.981 | +0.8% |
| 2062 | -0.98 | -0.1% |
| 2063 | -0.989 | +0.9% |
| 2064 | -0.997 | +0.8% |
| 2065 | -1 | +0.3% |
| 2066 | -0.998 | -0.2% |
| 2067 | -0.991 | -0.7% |
| 2068 | -0.978 | -1.3% |
| 2069 | -0.974 | -0.4% |
| 2070 | -0.974 | -0.0% |
| 2071 | -0.959 | -1.5% |
| 2072 | -0.948 | -1.1% |
| 2073 | -0.943 | -0.5% |
| 2074 | -0.938 | -0.5% |
| 2075 | -0.905 | -3.5% |
| 2076 | -0.887 | -2.0% |
| 2077 | -0.879 | -0.9% |
| 2078 | -0.859 | -2.3% |
| 2079 | -0.853 | -0.7% |
| 2080 | -0.836 | -2.0% |
| 2081 | -0.795 | -4.9% |
| 2082 | -0.786 | -1.1% |
| 2083 | -0.764 | -2.8% |
| 2084 | -0.757 | -0.9% |
| 2085 | -0.739 | -2.4% |
| 2086 | -0.722 | -2.3% |
| 2087 | -0.706 | -2.2% |
| 2088 | -0.688 | -2.5% |
| 2089 | -0.684 | -0.6% |
| 2090 | -0.675 | -1.3% |
| 2091 | -0.675 | -0.0% |
| 2092 | -0.68 | +0.7% |
| 2093 | -0.682 | +0.3% |
| 2094 | -0.688 | +0.9% |
| 2095 | -0.687 | -0.1% |
| 2096 | -0.706 | +2.8% |
| 2097 | -0.708 | +0.3% |
| 2098 | -0.711 | +0.4% |
| 2099 | -0.722 | +1.5% |
| 2100 | -0.733 | +1.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's -0.733 is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 2.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's -0.733 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 2.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -1213.8% | 0.109 | -1.21 |
| 1900 | +743.9% | 0.1616 | 1.36 |
| 1986 | +330.4% | -0.079 | 0.182 |
| 1979 | +326.9% | -0.201 | 0.456 |
| 1976 | +202.9% | 0.206 | 0.624 |
| 1978 | -149.3% | 0.408 | -0.201 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1616 | 0.1616 | 0.1616 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.28 | 1.2 | 1.36 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.56 | 1.39 | 1.73 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.22 | 1.01 | 1.43 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.8902 | 0.8405 | 0.9399 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.8225 | 0.618 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7865 | 0.602 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4389 | -0.201 | 0.724 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0418 | -1.21 | 0.326 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1 | -1.63 | -0.535 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7358 | -0.945 | -0.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7135 | -0.903 | -0.534 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.693 | -1.13 | -0.366 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.8881 | -0.921 | -0.855 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.8955 | -0.914 | -0.885 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.9181 | -0.96 | -0.894 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.9861 | -1 | -0.973 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.9145 | -0.974 | -0.853 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.7477 | -0.836 | -0.684 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.6934 | -0.722 | -0.675 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.733 | -0.733 | -0.733 | 1 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.921 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 32.53 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 146,527 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.733 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Bulgaria?
- Population growth rate in Bulgaria was -0.733 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 in 1925.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.63 in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 188th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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