Demographics of Bulgaria
| Demographics of Bulgaria | |
|---|---|
Bulgaria population pyramid in 2026 | |
| Population | 6,437,360 (December 31, 2024) |
| Fertility rate | 1.72 (2024) |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 911,025 (14.13%) |
| 15–64 years | 4,003,547 (62.12%) |
| 65 and over | 1,530,909 (23.75%) |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 0.84 male(s)/female (2009) |
| At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 15–64 years | 0.97 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.68 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | noun: Bulgarian(s) adjective: Bulgarian |
| Major ethnic | Bulgarian (85.7%) |
| Minor ethnic | Turkish (8.5%) Romani (4.5%) Others (1.3%) |
| Language | |
| Official | Bulgarian (86.2%) |
The demography of the Republic of Bulgaria is monitored by the National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria. Demographic features of the population of Bulgaria include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and others.
The population of Bulgaria was around 6.4 million in 2024.
In 2023, Bulgaria had a Human Development Index of 0.845, which corresponds to "very high human development", ranking 55th in the world together with neighbouring Romania, was designated as a "High-income economy" by the World Bank, with a GNI per capita of $15,320, as of 2024, and was awarded the 38th position in Newsweek's rankings of the world's best countries to live in, measuring health, education, political environment and economic dynamism in 2010.