Pupils aged under 3 by sex - % of corresponding age population in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Pupils aged under 3 by sex - % of corresponding age population was 5.22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Pupils aged under 3 by sex - % of corresponding age population in Bulgaria, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 5.22 for pupils aged under 3 by sex - % of corresponding age population in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged under 3 by sex - % of corresponding age population in Bulgaria peaked at 5.33 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.99, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupils aged under 3 by sex - % of corresponding age population in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.25 | — |
| 2014 | 3.18 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.79 | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 2.99 | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 4.6 | +53.8% |
| 2018 | 4.85 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 4.73 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.94 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 4.4 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 4.49 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 4.96 | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 5.33 | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 5.22 | -2.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 5.22 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.13, 19% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 5.22 is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.21, 20% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pupils aged under 3 by sex - % of corresponding age population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +53.8% | 2.99 | 4.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.91 | 2.99 | 4.85 | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.89 | 4.4 | 5.33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More population data for Bulgaria
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,187 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.8803 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.921 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.733 (2100)
- Population density 32.53 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 146,527 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged under 3 by sex - % of corresponding age population in Bulgaria?
- Pupils aged under 3 by sex - % of corresponding age population in Bulgaria was 5.22 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged under 3 by sex - % of corresponding age population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils aged under 3 by sex - % of corresponding age population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for pupils aged under 3 by sex - % of corresponding age population?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pupils aged under 3 by sex - % of corresponding age population rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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 Pupils aged under 3 by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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