Bulgaria
Population 2026
6,667,663
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.70%
- Density
- 61 per km²
- Land area
- 108,560 km²
- Capital
- Sofia
- Currency
- Lev (BGN)
- Official languages
- BG, TR-BG, ROM
- Urban population
- 74.2%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 59,3432026
- Deaths
- 102,2262026
- Birth rate
- 8.3per 1,000
- Death rate
- 15.6per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.72
- Life expectancy
- 75.8At birth, years
- Median age
- 45.0
- Net migration
- -2,961
Age distribution
- 0–1414.4%
- 15–6463.4%
- 65+22.2%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $131B
- GDP per capita
- $20.3K
- GDP growth
- +3.1%
- Inflation
- 4.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Exports
- $66.4B
- Imports
- $67.7B
- Tourism receipts
- 4.4%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture2.5%
- Industry21.2%
- Services63.3%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture4.7%
- Industry27.9%
- Services67.4%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SofiaSofia-Capital | 1,152,5562023 |
| 2 | PlovdivPlovdiv | 329,4892026 |
| 3 | VarnaVarna | 318,7372026 |
| 4 | BurgasBurgas | 210,6462026 |
| 5 | Stara ZagoraStara Zagora | 121,5822026 |
| 6 | RuseRuse | 121,1682026 |
| 7 | PlevenPleven | 90,2092026 |
| 8 | SlivenSliven | 83,7402026 |
| 9 | PernikPernik | 82,4672026 |
| 10 | ShumenShumen | 72,3422026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6,667,663 | 59.3K | 102K |
| 2020 | 6,933,656 | 58.8K | 124K |
| 2010 | 7,437,594 | 76.1K | 110K |
| 2000 | 8,000,519 | 72.1K | 115K |
| 1990 | 8,822,366 | 107K | 109K |
| 1980 | 8,859,539 | 128K | 97.5K |
| 1970 | 8,490,822 | 139K | 77.0K |
| 1960 | 7,862,935 | 140K | 63.4K |
| 1950 | 7,248,509 | 156K | 72.3K |