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Population density in Bulgaria
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
11 of 14 · Countries
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2024
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
4 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2024
58.6per km²
±0.0%
since 2023
Countries · 2024
11 of 14
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−12%
−0.8% a year on average
vs European Union
−47%
European Union: 110 · 2024
Population density, 1990 – 2024 per km² · Bulgaria · European Union · World
−12% since 2014
40
60
80
100
120
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2024
Bulgaria
European Union
World
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Population density · per km²
Bulgaria
58.6
European Union
110
World
62.1 · 2023
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Bulgaria · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
58.6 · 2024
First value
77.4 · 1990
Highest
77.4 · 1990
Lowest
58.6 · 2023
Average change
−0.8% a year on average
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | Bulgaria | Change | European Union | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58.6 | ±0.0% | 110 | — |
| 2023 | 58.6 | −0.3% | 109 | 62.1 |
| 2022 | 58.8 | −6.7% | 109 | 61.6 |
| 2021 | 63.0 | −0.6% | 109 | 61.0 |
| 2020 | 63.4 | ±0.0% | 109 | 60.4 |
| 2019 | 63.4 | −0.8% | 109 | 59.8 |
| 2018 | 63.9 | −0.6% | 109 | 59.2 |
| 2017 | 64.3 | −0.8% | 109 | 58.6 |
| 2016break in series | 64.8 | −2.1% | 108 | 57.9 |
| 2015 | 66.2 | −0.2% | 108 | 57.3 |
| 2014 | 66.3 | −0.6% | 108 | 56.6 |
| 2013 | 66.7 | −0.6% | 107 | 55.9 |
| 2012 | 67.1 | −0.6% | 107 | 55.2 |
| 2011 | 67.5 | −0.6% | 107 | 55.6 |
| 2010 | 67.9 | +1.2% | 107 | 54.9 |
| 2009 | 67.1 | −0.6% | 107 | 54.3 |
| 2008 | 67.5 | −0.7% | 107 | 53.6 |
| 2007 | 68.0 | −0.7% | 106 | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 68.5 | −0.7% | 106 | 52.3 |
| 2005 | 69.0 | −0.7% | 106 | 51.6 |
| 2004 | 69.5 | −0.7% | 105 | 51.0 |
| 2003 | 70.0 | −0.8% | 105 | 50.4 |
| 2002 | 70.6 | −2.4% | 105 | 49.7 |
| 2001 | 72.3 | −1.8% | 104 | 49.1 |
| 2000 | 73.6 | −0.5% | 104 | 48.4 |
| 1999 | 74.0 | −0.5% | 104 | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 74.4 | −0.9% | 104 | 47.2 |
| 1997 | 75.1 | −0.8% | 103 | 46.5 |
| 1996 | 75.7 | +1.3% | 103 | 45.8 |
| 1995 | 74.7 | −0.4% | 103 | 45.1 |
| 1994 | 75.0 | −0.4% | 103 | 44.5 |
| 1993 | 75.3 | −0.8% | 102 | 43.8 |
| 1992 | 75.9 | −1.0% | 102 | 43.5 |
| 1991 | 76.7 | −0.9% | 102 | 51.7 |
| 1990 | 77.4 | 102 | 50.8 |
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bulgaria | 63.9 | |
| 4 | Czechia | 138 | |
| 13 | Finland | 18.1 | |
| 7 | France | 106 | |
| 2 | Germany | 235 | |
| 10 | Greece | 82.5 | |
| 3 | Italy | 203 | |
| 12 | Lithuania | 44.7 | |
| 1 | Netherlands | 504 | |
| 14 | Norway | 17.2 | |
| 5 | Poland | 124 | |
| 9 | Romania | 83.1 | |
| 8 | Spain | 93.1 | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 106 |
Source: Eurostat, 2018
What it means
How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.
How it is calculated
Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.
People
Bulgaria in numbers
Population
6.4M
2025
Population growth
-0.13%
2025
Median age
47.2
2025
Children under 15
14.0%
2025
Residents 65 and over
24.0%
2025
Life expectancy
75.8
2024
Births per woman
1.72
2024
Birth rate
7.8
2025
Infant mortality
4.6
2024
Net migration
5.5
2025
Born abroad
4.4%
2024
Urban population
74.2%
2025