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Population in Yugozapaden
1990 – 2025 · 32 data points
1 of 6 · Regions of Bulgaria
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025
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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 · 2025
2,022,982
+0.2%
since 2024
Regions of Bulgaria · 2025
1 of 6
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−3.3%
−0.3% a year on average
share of Bulgaria
31.4%
Bulgaria: 6,437,360 · 2025
Population, 1990 – 2025 people
−3.3% since 2015
0
1M
2M
3M
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Population · people
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Yugozapaden · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
2,022,982 · 2025
First value
2,216,396 · 1990
Highest
2,216,396 · 1990
Lowest
2,016,554 · 2023
Average change
−0.3% a year on average
Data points
32
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Yugozapaden | Change | Bulgaria | European Union | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,022,982 | +0.2% | 6.4M | 451M | 8.2B |
| 2024 | 2,019,167 | +0.1% | 6.4M | 449M | 8.1B |
| 2023 | 2,016,554 | −0.1% | 6.4M | 448M | 8.1B |
| 2022 | 2,018,500 | −0.3% | 6.5M | 446M | 8B |
| 2021 | 2,024,977 | −0.5% | 6.5M | 446M | 7.9B |
| 2020 | 2,034,417 | −0.6% | 6.6M | 447M | 7.9B |
| 2019 | 2,046,676 | −0.6% | 6.7M | 446M | 7.8B |
| 2018 | 2,058,448 | −0.5% | 6.8M | 445M | 7.7B |
| 2017 | 2,069,800 | −0.5% | 6.8M | 445M | 7.6B |
| 2016 | 2,080,898 | −0.5% | 6.9M | 444M | 7.5B |
| 2015 | 2,092,375 | −0.5% | 7M | 443M | 7.4B |
| 2014 | 2,103,080 | −0.5% | 7.1M | 442M | 7.4B |
| 2013 | 2,113,717 | −0.8% | 7.2M | 442M | 7.3B |
| 2012 | 2,131,233 | −0.1% | 7.3M | 441M | 7.2B |
| 2011 | 2,133,731 | +0.1% | 7.4M | 440M | 7.1B |
| 2010 | 2,132,634 | +0.1% | 7.4M | 441M | 7B |
| 2009 | 2,129,855 | +0.1% | 7.5M | 440M | 6.9B |
| 2008 | 2,127,498 | +0.1% | 7.5M | 439M | 6.8B |
| 2007 | 2,126,182 | +0.1% | 7.6M | 437M | 6.7B |
| 2006 | 2,124,449 | +0.1% | 7.6M | 436M | 6.7B |
| 2005 | 2,122,105 | +0.2% | 7.7M | 434M | 6.6B |
| 2004 | 2,118,410 | +0.2% | 7.7M | 433M | 6.5B |
| 2003 | 2,113,323 | +0.3% | 7.8M | 431M | 6.4B |
| 2002 | 2,107,264 | −1.7% | 7.9M | 430M | 6.3B |
| 2001 | 2,143,110 | +0.0% | 8.1M | 429M | 6.2B |
| 2000 | 2,142,700 | −1.1% | 8.2M | 428M | 6.2B |
| 1995 | 2,165,613 | −0.2% | 8.4M | 424M | 5.7B |
| 1994 | 2,169,161 | −0.3% | 8.5M | 423M | 5.7B |
| 1993 | 2,175,593 | −0.8% | 8.5M | 422M | 5.6B |
| 1992 | 2,192,041 | −0.6% | 8.6M | 420M | 5.5B |
| 1991 | 2,205,038 | −0.5% | 8.7M | 420M | 5.4B |
| 1990 | 2,216,396 | 8.8M | 418M | 5.3B |
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Bulgaria
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Severozapaden | 664K | |
| 5 | Severen tsentralen | 680K | |
| 4 | Severoiztochen | 826K | |
| 3 | Yugoiztochen | 951K | |
| 2 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 1.3M | |
| 1 | Yugozapaden | 2M |
Source: Eurostat, 2024
What it means
How many people live here — residents, not visitors.
How it is calculated
Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.
People
Yugozapaden in numbers
Population growth
-0.13%
2025 · Bulgaria
Population density
99.9
2024
Median age
44.9
2025
Children under 15
14.3%
2025
Residents 65 and over
21.2%
2025
Life expectancy
77.0
2024
Births per woman
1.72
2024 · Bulgaria
Birth rate
8.7
2024
Infant mortality
4.6
2024 · Bulgaria
Net migration
6.4
2024
Born abroad
4.4%
2024 · Bulgaria
Urban population
74.2%
2025 · Bulgaria