Population on 1 January by five year age group, sex and other in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population on 1 January by five year age group, sex and other was 1.30 million Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population on 1 January by five year age group, sex and other in Bulgaria, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.30 million Number for population on 1 january by five year age group, sex and other in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population on 1 january by five year age group, sex and other in Bulgaria peaked at 1.30 million Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million Number, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Population on 1 January by five year age group, sex and other in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.17 million Number | — |
| 2015 | 1.19 million Number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million Number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million Number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.23 million Number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.25 million Number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million Number | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million Number | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.27 million Number | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.28 million Number | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.29 million Number | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.30 million Number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.21 million Number | 1.17 million Number | 1.25 million Number | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million Number | 1.26 million Number | 1.30 million Number | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population on 1 january by five year age group, sex and other in Bulgaria?
- Population on 1 january by five year age group, sex and other in Bulgaria was 1.30 million Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population on 1 january by five year age group, sex and other recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest population on 1 january by five year age group, sex and other recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million Number in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population on 1 january by five year age group, sex and other?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population on 1 january by five year age group, sex and other rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population on 1 January by five year age group, sex and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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