Bulgaria - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Bulgaria was 6,934,015 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,981,446 in 1988 and a minimum value of 6,934,015 in 2020.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 7,867,374
1961 7,943,118
1962 8,012,946
1963 8,078,145
1964 8,144,340
1965 8,204,168
1966 8,258,057
1967 8,310,226
1968 8,369,603
1969 8,434,172
1970 8,489,574
1971 8,536,395
1972 8,576,200
1973 8,620,967
1974 8,678,745
1975 8,720,742
1976 8,758,599
1977 8,804,183
1978 8,814,032
1979 8,825,940
1980 8,861,535
1981 8,891,117
1982 8,917,457
1983 8,939,738
1984 8,960,679
1985 8,960,547
1986 8,958,171
1987 8,971,359
1988 8,981,446
1989 8,876,972
1990 8,718,289
1991 8,632,367
1992 8,540,164
1993 8,472,313
1994 8,443,591
1995 8,406,067
1996 8,362,826
1997 8,312,068
1998 8,256,786
1999 8,210,624
2000 8,170,172
2001 8,009,142
2002 7,837,161
2003 7,775,327
2004 7,716,860
2005 7,658,972
2006 7,601,022
2007 7,545,338
2008 7,492,561
2009 7,444,443
2010 7,395,599
2011 7,348,328
2012 7,305,888
2013 7,265,115
2014 7,223,938
2015 7,177,991
2016 7,127,822
2017 7,075,947
2018 7,025,037
2019 6,975,761
2020 6,934,015

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Bulgaria was 3,566,901 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,543,458 in 1988 and a minimum value of 3,566,901 in 2020.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 3,939,336
1961 3,976,377
1962 4,010,359
1963 4,042,018
1964 4,074,265
1965 4,103,477
1966 4,129,923
1967 4,155,722
1968 4,185,352
1969 4,217,793
1970 4,245,873
1971 4,269,897
1972 4,290,674
1973 4,314,163
1974 4,344,348
1975 4,366,781
1976 4,387,293
1977 4,411,837
1978 4,418,734
1979 4,427,017
1980 4,447,617
1981 4,465,661
1982 4,482,492
1983 4,497,677
1984 4,512,564
1985 4,517,163
1986 4,520,934
1987 4,532,855
1988 4,543,458
1989 4,496,242
1990 4,421,544
1991 4,383,745
1992 4,342,747
1993 4,314,026
1994 4,304,962
1995 4,290,995
1996 4,273,604
1997 4,251,833
1998 4,227,182
1999 4,206,651
2000 4,188,546
2001 4,108,086
2002 4,021,456
2003 3,990,835
2004 3,961,457
2005 3,931,942
2006 3,901,938
2007 3,872,722
2008 3,844,865
2009 3,819,570
2010 3,794,289
2011 3,770,298
2012 3,749,213
2013 3,729,310
2014 3,709,343
2015 3,686,934
2016 3,662,344
2017 3,636,886
2018 3,611,859
2019 3,587,537
2020 3,566,901

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Bulgaria was 51.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.44 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.01 in 1968.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.07
1961 50.06
1962 50.05
1963 50.04
1964 50.03
1965 50.02
1966 50.01
1967 50.01
1968 50.01
1969 50.01
1970 50.01
1971 50.02
1972 50.03
1973 50.04
1974 50.06
1975 50.07
1976 50.09
1977 50.11
1978 50.13
1979 50.16
1980 50.19
1981 50.23
1982 50.27
1983 50.31
1984 50.36
1985 50.41
1986 50.47
1987 50.53
1988 50.59
1989 50.65
1990 50.72
1991 50.78
1992 50.85
1993 50.92
1994 50.98
1995 51.05
1996 51.10
1997 51.15
1998 51.20
1999 51.23
2000 51.27
2001 51.29
2002 51.31
2003 51.33
2004 51.34
2005 51.34
2006 51.33
2007 51.33
2008 51.32
2009 51.31
2010 51.30
2011 51.31
2012 51.32
2013 51.33
2014 51.35
2015 51.36
2016 51.38
2017 51.40
2018 51.41
2019 51.43
2020 51.44

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Bulgaria was 3,367,114 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,448,115 in 1984 and a minimum value of 3,367,114 in 2020.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 3,928,038
1961 3,966,741
1962 4,002,587
1963 4,036,127
1964 4,070,075
1965 4,100,691
1966 4,128,134
1967 4,154,504
1968 4,184,251
1969 4,216,379
1970 4,243,701
1971 4,266,498
1972 4,285,526
1973 4,306,804
1974 4,334,397
1975 4,353,961
1976 4,371,306
1977 4,392,346
1978 4,395,298
1979 4,398,923
1980 4,413,918
1981 4,425,456
1982 4,434,965
1983 4,442,061
1984 4,448,115
1985 4,443,384
1986 4,437,237
1987 4,438,504
1988 4,437,988
1989 4,380,730
1990 4,296,745
1991 4,248,622
1992 4,197,417
1993 4,158,287
1994 4,138,629
1995 4,115,072
1996 4,089,222
1997 4,060,235
1998 4,029,604
1999 4,003,973
2000 3,981,626
2001 3,901,056
2002 3,815,705
2003 3,784,492
2004 3,755,403
2005 3,727,030
2006 3,699,084
2007 3,672,616
2008 3,647,696
2009 3,624,873
2010 3,601,310
2011 3,578,030
2012 3,556,675
2013 3,535,805
2014 3,514,595
2015 3,491,057
2016 3,465,478
2017 3,439,061
2018 3,413,178
2019 3,388,224
2020 3,367,114

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Bulgaria was 48.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.99 in 1968, while its lowest value was 48.56 in 2020.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.93
1961 49.94
1962 49.95
1963 49.96
1964 49.97
1965 49.98
1966 49.99
1967 49.99
1968 49.99
1969 49.99
1970 49.99
1971 49.98
1972 49.97
1973 49.96
1974 49.94
1975 49.93
1976 49.91
1977 49.89
1978 49.87
1979 49.84
1980 49.81
1981 49.77
1982 49.73
1983 49.69
1984 49.64
1985 49.59
1986 49.53
1987 49.47
1988 49.41
1989 49.35
1990 49.28
1991 49.22
1992 49.15
1993 49.08
1994 49.02
1995 48.95
1996 48.90
1997 48.85
1998 48.80
1999 48.77
2000 48.73
2001 48.71
2002 48.69
2003 48.67
2004 48.66
2005 48.66
2006 48.67
2007 48.67
2008 48.68
2009 48.69
2010 48.70
2011 48.69
2012 48.68
2013 48.67
2014 48.65
2015 48.64
2016 48.62
2017 48.60
2018 48.59
2019 48.57
2020 48.56

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population