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Children under 15 in Bulgaria
2014 – 2025 · 12 data points
10 of 14 · Countries
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 2014 – 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
14.0%
−0.1 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
10 of 14
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+0.1 pp
vs World
−10.4 pp
World: 24.4% · 2025
Children under 15, 2014 – 2025 percent · Bulgaria · World
+0.1 pp since 2015
0%
10%
20%
30%
2014
2018
2020
2022
2025
Bulgaria
World
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014 – 2025
Compared with Children under 15 · percent
Bulgaria
14.0%
World
24.4%
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Bulgaria · 2014 – 2025
Latest value
14.0% · 2025
First value
13.9% · 2014
Highest
14.2% · 2023
Lowest
13.9% · 2014
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2014 – 2025
| Year | Bulgaria | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.0% | −0.1 pp | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | −0.1 pp | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +0.1 pp | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | ±0.0 pp | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +0.1 pp | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | ±0.0 pp | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | ±0.0 pp | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +0.1 pp | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | ±0.0 pp | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | ±0.0 pp | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | ±0.0 pp | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | 26.8% |
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Italy | 12.2% | |
| 13 | Greece | 13.1% | |
| 12 | Spain | 13.2% | |
| 11 | Germany | 13.9% | |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 14.1% | |
| 9 | Lithuania | 14.5% | |
| 8 | Finland | 14.9% | |
| 7 | Netherlands | 15.1% | |
| 6 | Poland | 15.1% | |
| 5 | Romania | 15.9% | |
| 4 | Czechia | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Norway | 16.4% | |
| 2 | France | 16.9% | |
| 1 | Türkiye | 21.4% |
Source: Eurostat, 2024
What it means
The share of residents who are children.
How it is calculated
Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.
People
Bulgaria in numbers
Population
6.4M
2025
Population growth
-0.13%
2025
Population density
58.6
2024
Median age
47.2
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