Working-age population in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Working-age population was 5,509 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Working-age population in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for working-age population in Bulgaria is 5,509 Persons, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, working-age population in Bulgaria peaked at 6,835 Persons in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,506 Persons, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,677 Persons | 6,585 Persons | 6,835 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,160 Persons | 5,674 Persons | 6,420 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,539 Persons | 5,506 Persons | 5,610 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More population data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.733 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.8802 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 108,747 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is working-age population in Bulgaria?
- Working-age population in Bulgaria was 5,509 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest working-age population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6,835 Persons in 2000.
- What is the lowest working-age population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,506 Persons in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for working-age population?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is working-age population rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Working-age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on working age population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the working age population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and selected other economies. The working-age population is commonly defined as persons aged 15 years and older. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.