Population marimekko in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Population marimekko was 6.80 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
6.80 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
111th
of 239 countries
All-time high
8.99 million
in 1988
All-time low
550,000
in 1400
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population marimekko in Bulgaria, 1000–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, population marimekko in Bulgaria stood at 6.80 million.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population marimekko in Bulgaria peaked at 8.99 million in 1988 and was at its lowest, 550,000, in 1400.

That places Bulgaria 111th out of 239 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population marimekko in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Population marimekko in Bulgaria, 1000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1000 800,000 —
1100 870,000 +8.8%
1200 930,000 +6.9%
1300 1.00 million +7.5%
1400 550,000 -45.0%
1500 800,000 +45.5%
1600 1.25 million +56.2%
1700 1.25 million +0.0%
1710 1.29 million +3.4%
1720 1.35 million +4.8%
1730 1.42 million +4.8%
1740 1.49 million +4.8%
1750 1.56 million +4.8%
1760 1.63 million +4.8%
1770 1.71 million +4.8%
1780 1.79 million +4.8%
1790 1.88 million +4.8%
1800 2.25 million +20.0%
1801 2.25 million -0.1%
1802 2.24 million -0.1%
1803 2.24 million -0.1%
1804 2.24 million -0.1%
1805 2.23 million -0.1%
1806 2.23 million -0.1%
1807 2.23 million -0.1%
1808 2.22 million -0.1%
1809 2.22 million -0.1%
1810 2.22 million -0.1%
1811 2.22 million -0.1%
1812 2.21 million -0.1%
1813 2.21 million -0.1%
1814 2.21 million -0.1%
1815 2.20 million -0.1%
1816 2.20 million -0.1%
1817 2.20 million -0.1%
1818 2.19 million -0.1%
1819 2.19 million -0.0%
1820 2.19 million +0.1%
1821 2.20 million +0.2%
1822 2.21 million +0.3%
1823 2.22 million +0.4%
1824 2.23 million +0.4%
1825 2.24 million +0.4%
1826 2.25 million +0.4%
1827 2.26 million +0.4%
1828 2.27 million +0.4%
1829 2.28 million +0.4%
1830 2.29 million +0.4%
1831 2.30 million +0.4%
1832 2.31 million +0.4%
1833 2.32 million +0.4%
1834 2.33 million +0.4%
1835 2.34 million +0.4%
1836 2.35 million +0.4%
1837 2.36 million +0.4%
1838 2.37 million +0.4%
1839 2.38 million +0.4%
1840 2.39 million +0.4%
1841 2.40 million +0.4%
1842 2.41 million +0.4%
1843 2.42 million +0.4%
1844 2.43 million +0.4%
1845 2.44 million +0.4%
1846 2.46 million +0.4%
1847 2.47 million +0.4%
1848 2.48 million +0.4%
1849 2.49 million +0.4%
1850 2.50 million +0.3%
1851 2.50 million +0.3%
1852 2.51 million +0.2%
1853 2.51 million +0.2%
1854 2.52 million +0.2%
1855 2.52 million +0.2%
1856 2.52 million +0.2%
1857 2.53 million +0.2%
1858 2.53 million +0.2%
1859 2.53 million +0.1%
1860 2.54 million +0.2%
1861 2.54 million +0.2%
1862 2.55 million +0.2%
1863 2.55 million +0.2%
1864 2.55 million +0.2%
1865 2.56 million +0.2%
1866 2.56 million +0.2%
1867 2.56 million +0.2%
1868 2.57 million +0.2%
1869 2.58 million +0.4%
1870 2.60 million +0.7%
1871 2.62 million +0.9%
1872 2.65 million +1.2%
1873 2.69 million +1.4%
1874 2.73 million +1.4%
1875 2.77 million +1.4%
1876 2.81 million +1.4%
1877 2.84 million +1.4%
1878 2.89 million +1.4%
1879 2.93 million +1.4%
1880 2.97 million +1.4%
1881 3.01 million +1.4%
1882 3.05 million +1.4%
1883 3.10 million +1.4%
1884 3.14 million +1.4%
1885 3.19 million +1.4%
1886 3.23 million +1.4%
1887 3.28 million +1.4%
1888 3.32 million +1.4%
1889 3.37 million +1.4%
1890 3.42 million +1.4%
1891 3.47 million +1.5%
1892 3.52 million +1.5%
1893 3.57 million +1.5%
1894 3.63 million +1.5%
1895 3.68 million +1.5%
1896 3.74 million +1.5%
1897 3.79 million +1.5%
1898 3.85 million +1.5%
1899 3.90 million +1.4%
1900 3.96 million +1.4%
1901 4.01 million +1.3%
1902 4.06 million +1.3%
1903 4.11 million +1.2%
1904 4.16 million +1.2%
1905 4.21 million +1.2%
1906 4.26 million +1.2%
1907 4.31 million +1.2%
1908 4.36 million +1.2%
1909 4.42 million +1.2%
1910 4.47 million +1.2%
1911 4.52 million +1.2%
1912 4.57 million +1.2%
1913 4.62 million +1.1%
1914 4.68 million +1.1%
1915 4.73 million +1.1%
1916 4.78 million +1.1%
1917 4.84 million +1.1%
1918 4.89 million +1.2%
1919 4.96 million +1.3%
1920 5.03 million +1.4%
1921 5.10 million +1.5%
1922 5.18 million +1.6%
1923 5.27 million +1.7%
1924 5.37 million +1.7%
1925 5.46 million +1.7%
1926 5.56 million +1.7%
1927 5.65 million +1.7%
1928 5.75 million +1.7%
1929 5.84 million +1.6%
1930 5.93 million +1.4%
1931 6.00 million +1.3%
1932 6.07 million +1.2%
1933 6.13 million +1.0%
1934 6.20 million +1.0%
1935 6.26 million +1.0%
1936 6.32 million +1.0%
1937 6.39 million +1.0%
1938 6.45 million +1.0%
1939 6.51 million +1.0%
1940 6.58 million +0.9%
1941 6.63 million +0.9%
1942 6.69 million +0.9%
1943 6.75 million +0.8%
1944 6.81 million +0.8%
1945 6.86 million +0.8%
1946 6.92 million +0.8%
1947 6.98 million +0.8%
1948 7.04 million +0.8%
1949 7.10 million +0.8%
1950 7.25 million +2.1%
1951 7.31 million +0.9%
1952 7.36 million +0.6%
1953 7.42 million +0.7%
1954 7.48 million +0.8%
1955 7.53 million +0.8%
1956 7.59 million +0.7%
1957 7.65 million +0.8%
1958 7.72 million +1.0%
1959 7.79 million +0.9%
1960 7.86 million +0.9%
1961 7.94 million +1.0%
1962 8.01 million +0.9%
1963 8.07 million +0.8%
1964 8.14 million +0.8%
1965 8.20 million +0.8%
1966 8.26 million +0.7%
1967 8.31 million +0.6%
1968 8.37 million +0.7%
1969 8.44 million +0.8%
1970 8.49 million +0.7%
1971 8.54 million +0.6%
1972 8.58 million +0.5%
1973 8.62 million +0.5%
1974 8.68 million +0.7%
1975 8.72 million +0.5%
1976 8.76 million +0.4%
1977 8.80 million +0.5%
1978 8.81 million +0.1%
1979 8.82 million +0.1%
1980 8.86 million +0.4%
1981 8.89 million +0.3%
1982 8.91 million +0.3%
1983 8.93 million +0.2%
1984 8.95 million +0.2%
1985 8.96 million +0.1%
1986 8.96 million +0.1%
1987 8.98 million +0.1%
1988 8.99 million +0.1%
1989 8.94 million -0.5%
1990 8.82 million -1.3%
1991 8.70 million -1.4%
1992 8.56 million -1.6%
1993 8.47 million -1.1%
1994 8.42 million -0.6%
1995 8.36 million -0.7%
1996 8.29 million -0.8%
1997 8.22 million -0.9%
1998 8.14 million -1.0%
1999 8.07 million -0.9%
2000 8.00 million -0.8%
2001 7.93 million -0.9%
2002 7.86 million -0.8%
2003 7.80 million -0.7%
2004 7.75 million -0.7%
2005 7.70 million -0.7%
2006 7.64 million -0.7%
2007 7.59 million -0.7%
2008 7.54 million -0.7%
2009 7.49 million -0.6%
2010 7.44 million -0.7%
2011 7.38 million -0.8%
2012 7.32 million -0.9%
2013 7.26 million -0.7%
2014 7.22 million -0.6%
2015 7.18 million -0.6%
2016 7.13 million -0.7%
2017 7.08 million -0.7%
2018 7.02 million -0.7%
2019 6.98 million -0.7%
2020 6.93 million -0.6%
2021 6.88 million -0.8%
2022 6.83 million -0.7%
2023 6.80 million -0.4%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 6.80 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.98 million, 2.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 6.80 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.36 million, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population marimekko 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.

YearChange FromTo
1600 +56.2% 800,000 1.25 million
1400 -45.0% 1.00 million 550,000
1500 +45.5% 550,000 800,000

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 800,000 800,000 800,000 1
1100s 870,000 870,000 870,000 1
1200s 930,000 930,000 930,000 1
1300s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1400s 550,000 550,000 550,000 1
1500s 800,000 800,000 800,000 1
1600s 1.25 million 1.25 million 1.25 million 1
1700s 1.25 million 1.25 million 1.25 million 1
1710s 1.29 million 1.29 million 1.29 million 1
1720s 1.35 million 1.35 million 1.35 million 1
1730s 1.42 million 1.42 million 1.42 million 1
1740s 1.49 million 1.49 million 1.49 million 1
1750s 1.56 million 1.56 million 1.56 million 1
1760s 1.63 million 1.63 million 1.63 million 1
1770s 1.71 million 1.71 million 1.71 million 1
1780s 1.79 million 1.79 million 1.79 million 1
1790s 1.88 million 1.88 million 1.88 million 1
1800s 2.24 million 2.22 million 2.25 million 10
1810s 2.20 million 2.19 million 2.22 million 10
1820s 2.23 million 2.19 million 2.28 million 10
1830s 2.33 million 2.29 million 2.38 million 10
1840s 2.44 million 2.39 million 2.49 million 10
1850s 2.52 million 2.50 million 2.53 million 10
1860s 2.56 million 2.54 million 2.58 million 10
1870s 2.75 million 2.60 million 2.93 million 10
1880s 3.17 million 2.97 million 3.37 million 10
1890s 3.66 million 3.42 million 3.90 million 10
1900s 4.18 million 3.96 million 4.42 million 10
1910s 4.71 million 4.47 million 4.96 million 10
1920s 5.42 million 5.03 million 5.84 million 10
1930s 6.23 million 5.93 million 6.51 million 10
1940s 6.84 million 6.58 million 7.10 million 10
1950s 7.51 million 7.25 million 7.79 million 10
1960s 8.16 million 7.86 million 8.44 million 10
1970s 8.68 million 8.49 million 8.82 million 10
1980s 8.94 million 8.86 million 8.99 million 10
1990s 8.40 million 8.07 million 8.82 million 10
2000s 7.73 million 7.49 million 8.00 million 10
2010s 7.20 million 6.98 million 7.44 million 10
2020s 6.86 million 6.80 million 6.93 million 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is population marimekko in Bulgaria?
Population marimekko in Bulgaria was 6.80 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population marimekko recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 8.99 million in 1988.
What is the lowest population marimekko recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 550,000 in 1400.
How does Bulgaria rank for population marimekko?
Bulgaria ranks 111th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is population marimekko rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 marimekko. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population marimekko
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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