Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1970, Bulgaria's population change decreased by 4.1% compared to 1969, reaching 16.3.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 16.4.

Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.5% (from 15.3 in 1965).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_gind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.