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People Statistics · City

Sofia: population

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Sofia Sofia Yugozapaden Bulgaria

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

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Overview 7 figures People 16 figures Economy 14 figures Housing 1 figure Education 4 figures Tourism 4 figures Climate 5 figures
Latest value · 2025 1,295,931 +0.7% since 2024
First value · 1990 1,141,142
since 2015 −1.6% +0.4% a year on average
share of Sofia 100.0% Sofia: 1,295,931 · 2025
Population, 1990 – 2025 people
−1.6% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Sofia 1.3M
Sofia 1.3M
Yugozapaden 2M
Bulgaria 6.4M
European Union 451M
World 8.2B

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Sofia · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 1,295,931 · 2025
First value 1,141,142 · 1990
Highest 1,328,790 · 2020
Lowest 1,107,905 · 1992
Average change +0.4% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearSofiaChange SofiaYugozapadenBulgariaEuropean UnionWorld
2025 1,295,931 +0.7% 1.3M 2M 6.4M 451M 8.2B
2024 1,286,965 +0.5% 1.3M 2M 6.4M 449M 8.1B
2023 1,280,334 −2.1% 1.3M 2M 6.4M 448M 8.1B
2022 1,307,439 −0.1% 1.3M 2M 6.5M 446M 8B
2021 1,308,412 −1.5% 1.3M 2M 6.5M 446M 7.9B
2020 1,328,790 +0.1% 1.3M 2M 6.6M 447M 7.9B
2019 1,328,120 +0.2% 1.2M 2M 6.7M 446M 7.8B
2018 1,325,429 +0.1% 1.2M 2.1M 6.8M 445M 7.7B
2017 1,323,637 +0.3% 1.2M 2.1M 6.8M 445M 7.6B
2016 1,319,804 +0.2% 1.2M 2.1M 6.9M 444M 7.5B
2015 1,316,557 +0.5% 1.2M 2.1M 7M 443M 7.4B
2014 1,309,634 +0.6% 1.2M 2.1M 7.1M 442M 7.4B
2013 1,302,316 +0.4% 1.2M 2.1M 7.2M 442M 7.3B
2012 1,296,615 +3.0% 1.3M 2.1M 7.3M 441M 7.2B
2011 1,259,446 +0.8% 1.3M 2.1M 7.4M 440M 7.1B
2010 1,249,798 +0.2% 1.3M 2.1M 7.4M 441M 7B
2009 1,247,059 +0.5% 1.3M 2.1M 7.5M 440M 6.9B
2008 1,240,788 +0.2% 1.3M 2.1M 7.5M 439M 6.8B
2007 1,237,891 +0.5% 1.3M 2.1M 7.6M 437M 6.7B
2006 1,231,622 +0.9% 1.2M 2.1M 7.6M 436M 6.7B
2005 1,221,157 +1.0% 1.2M 2.1M 7.7M 434M 6.6B
2004 1,208,930 +1.2% 1.2M 2.1M 7.7M 433M 6.5B
2003 1,194,164 +1.3% 1.2M 2.1M 7.8M 431M 6.4B
2002 1,178,579 −3.6% 1.2M 2.1M 7.9M 430M 6.3B
2001 1,222,180 +7.9% 1.2M 2.1M 8.1M 429M 6.2B
2000 1,133,183 +1.0% 1.2M 2.1M 8.2M 428M 6.2B
1999 1,122,302 +0.7% — — 8.2M 428M 6.1B
1998 1,114,168 +0.1% — — 8.3M 427M 6B
1997 1,112,847 −0.4% — — 8.3M 425M 5.9B
1996 1,116,823 +0.0% — — 8.4M 425M 5.8B
1995 1,116,454 +0.2% 1.2M 2.2M 8.4M 424M 5.7B
1994 1,113,674 −0.1% 1.2M 2.2M 8.5M 423M 5.7B
1993 1,114,476 +0.6% 1.2M 2.2M 8.5M 422M 5.6B
1992 1,107,905 −2.9% 1.2M 2.2M 8.6M 420M 5.5B
1991 1,140,795 −0.0% 1.2M 2.2M 8.7M 420M 5.4B
1990 1,141,142 1.2M 2.2M 8.8M 418M 5.3B

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

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.