Bulgaria Population Clock
Bulgaria has an estimated population of about 6.43 million, which makes it the 103rd most populous of the 115 countries tracked here.
Its population is slowly shrinking, at -0.13% a year.
The capital is Sofia.
The counter below is a live estimate interpolated from the World Bank's latest annual figures — not a real-time measurement. It links to its source, base year and method via the ⓘ next to it.
Statistics
Population trend
Population 2016–2025 (World Bank)
How Bulgaria's population is changing
Bulgaria records about 146 births and 275 deaths a day — more deaths than births. Natural change is therefore negative, at roughly 129 fewer people per day, or about 47,117 a year before migration.
Net migration runs at about 2,961 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 6% of its natural change.
Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population fell from 6.89 million to 6.43 million — a loss of 460,837, or 6.7%.
Where people live in Bulgaria
With about 59 people per square kilometre, Bulgaria is moderately populated, close to the world average of 62. That ranks 77th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Cameroon and Guinea.
Bulgaria covers about 108,560 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 6.43 million into that density figure.
About 74.2% of people live in urban areas, making Bulgaria highly urbanised, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 4.77 million town and city dwellers and 1.66 million living rurally.
Age, fertility and life expectancy in Bulgaria
Bulgaria has one of the world’s oldest populations: about 14.4% are under 15 and 22.2% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.
The total fertility rate is about 1.72 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.
Life expectancy at birth is about 75.8 years, roughly 2.3 years above the global average of 73.5.
Bulgaria at a glance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6.43 million | 2025 |
| World rank by population | #103 | 2025 |
| Annual growth rate | -0.13% | 2025 |
| Population density | 59 /km² | 2023 |
| Land area | 108,560 km² | 2023 |
| Urban population | 74.2% | 2025 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 75.8 years | 2024 |
| Fertility rate | 1.72 births per woman | 2024 |
| Population under 15 | 14.4% | 2025 |
| Population 65 and over | 22.2% | 2025 |
| Net migration | -2,961 | 2025 |
| Births per day | 146 | 2025 |
| Deaths per day | 275 | 2025 |
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Methodology & sources
Data: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), base year 2025. The live counter animates the latest annual growth rate per second; it is an estimate, not a real-time measurement. No figures are invented — every number traces back to the World Bank indicators listed above.
Source: World Bank