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Bulgaria

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Capital
Sofia
Currency
euro
Continent
Europe
Area
110,993.6 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q219 ↗ · Official languages: Bulgarian
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
6.43M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
130.78B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
20.33K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
4.58 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
3.54 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.72 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
75.76 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
-0.13 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
3.1 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
44.45K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
22.24 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
74.17 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
56.12 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
10.15 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
82.44 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
102.51 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
3.73 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Bulgaria: 6.43M
Bulgaria · Population6.32M6.67M7.02M7.37M7.72M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bulgaria · Population · people
YearBulgaria
20256,433,302
20246,441,421
20236,446,596
20226,465,097
20216,507,301
20206,550,696
20196,616,726
20186,710,798
20176,803,468
20166,894,139
20156,984,225
20147,073,572
20137,160,005
20127,305,888
20117,348,328
20107,395,599
20097,444,443
20087,492,561
20077,545,338
20067,601,022
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Bulgaria: 130.78B
Bulgaria · GDP24.74B53.66B82.58B111.5B140.42B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bulgaria · GDP · current US$
YearBulgaria
2025130,777,235,529.61
2024113,349,149,166.79
2023102,204,457,334.82
202290,510,784,777.64
202184,378,926,047.3
202070,490,478,088.14
201968,511,235,459.49
201866,100,606,676.65
201759,170,671,046.48
201653,932,152,153.55
201550,768,512,172.94
201457,083,817,239.81
201355,822,115,861.19
201254,299,825,600.06
201157,684,243,980.46
201050,691,645,231.01
200952,026,461,289.66
200854,483,464,293.17
200744,433,521,724.83
200634,382,295,487.22

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Bulgaria: 20.33K
Bulgaria · GDP per capita2,942.97,684.3412.43K17.17K21.91K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bulgaria · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearBulgaria
202520,328.17
202417,596.92
202315,854.02
202213,999.91
202112,966.81
202010,760.76
201910,354.25
20189,849.89
20178,697.13
20167,822.9
20157,269.03
20148,070.01
20137,796.38
20127,432.34
20117,849.98
20106,854.3
20096,988.63
20087,271.67
20075,888.87
20064,523.38
% · 2006–2025
2025Bulgaria: 4.58
Bulgaria · Inflation-3.091.936.9511.98172006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bulgaria · Inflation · %
YearBulgaria
20254.58
20242.45
20239.44
202215.33
20213.3
20201.67
20193.1
20182.81
20172.06
2016-0.8
2015-0.1
2014-1.42
20130.89
20122.95
20114.22
20102.44
20092.75
200812.35
20078.4
20067.26

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Bulgaria: 3.54
Bulgaria · Unemployment2.65.428.2411.0613.882006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bulgaria · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearBulgaria
20253.54
20244.2
20234.32
20224.15
20215.17
20205.04
20194.15
20185.21
20176.16
20167.58
20159.14
201411.42
201312.94
201212.27
201111.26
201010.28
20096.82
20085.61
20076.88
20068.95

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Bulgaria: —
Bulgaria · Fertility rate1.41.511.631.741.852006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bulgaria · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearBulgaria
2025No data available
20241.72
20231.81
20221.78
20211.8
20201.77
20191.79
20181.73
20171.71
20161.67
20151.64
20141.62
20131.54
20121.5
20111.51
20101.57
20091.66
20081.56
20071.49
20061.44

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Bulgaria: —
Bulgaria · Life expectancy70.7672.1273.4974.8576.222006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bulgaria · Life expectancy · years
YearBulgaria
2025No data available
202475.76
202375.76
202274.16
202171.21
202073.36
201975.11
201874.96
201774.81
201674.81
201574.61
201474.47
201374.86
201274.31
201174.16
201073.51
200973.41
200872.96
200772.66
200672.61
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Bulgaria

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.