Eurostat · Demographics
Bulgaria: Population on 1 January (total)
6.42Mpeople · 2026-7.4% since 2016
Population on 1 January by sex and age (total). Annual figures for Bulgaria from 1960 to 2026.
Every year
| Year | Value (people) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6,423,207 | |
| 2025 | 6,437,360 | |
| 2024 | 6,445,481 | |
| 2023 | 6,447,710 | |
| 2022 | 6,482,484 | |
| 2021 | 6,532,117 | |
| 2020 | 6,569,275 | |
| 2019 | 6,664,177 | |
| 2018 | 6,757,418 | |
| 2017 | 6,849,518 | |
| 2016 | 6,938,759 | |
| 2015 | 7,029,690 | |
| 2014 | 7,117,453 | |
| 2013 | 7,202,556 | |
| 2012 | 7,327,224 | |
| 2011 | 7,369,431 | |
| 2010 | 7,421,766 | |
| 2009 | 7,467,119 | |
| 2008 | 7,518,002 | |
| 2007 | 7,572,673 | |
| 2006 | 7,629,371 | |
| 2005 | 7,688,573 | |
| 2004 | 7,745,147 | |
| 2003 | 7,805,506 | |
| 2002 | 7,868,815 | |
| 2001 | 8,149,468 | |
| 2000 | 8,190,876 | |
| 1999 | 8,230,371 | |
| 1998 | 8,283,200 | |
| 1997 | 8,340,936 | |
| 1996 | 8,384,715 | |
| 1995 | 8,427,418 | |
| 1994 | 8,459,763 | |
| 1993 | 8,484,863 | |
| 1992 | 8,595,465 | |
| 1991 | 8,669,269 | |
| 1990 | 8,767,308 | |
| 1989 | 8,986,636 | |
| 1988 | 8,976,255 | |
| 1987 | 8,966,462 | |
| 1986 | 8,949,880 | |
| 1985 | 8,971,214 | |
| 1984 | 8,950,144 | |
| 1983 | 8,929,332 | |
| 1982 | 8,905,581 | |
| 1981 | 8,876,652 | |
| 1980 | 8,846,417 | |
| 1979 | 8,805,462 | |
| 1978 | 8,822,602 | |
| 1977 | 8,785,763 | |
| 1976 | 8,731,434 | |
| 1975 | 8,710,049 | |
| 1974 | 8,647,440 | |
| 1973 | 8,594,493 | |
| 1972 | 8,557,906 | |
| 1971 | 8,514,883 | |
| 1970 | 8,464,264 | |
| 1969 | 8,404,080 | |
| 1968 | 8,335,126 | |
| 1967 | 8,285,325 | |
| 1966 | 8,230,788 | |
| 1965 | 8,177,547 | |
| 1964 | 8,111,132 | |
| 1963 | 8,045,158 | |
| 1962 | 7,980,734 | |
| 1961 | 7,905,502 | |
| 1960 | 7,829,246 |
Source
Published by Eurostat, produced by Eurostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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Eurostat (2026). Population on 1 January (total). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-population (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
Population on 1 January (total) in other countries
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova, Republic of
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
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