Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2018, Bulgaria's population change decreased by 1.1% compared to 2017, reaching 9.3.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 9.5.

Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.0% (from 9.3 in 2013).

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