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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
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
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$ · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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
% · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 21, 2026Methodology