Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2023, Bulgaria's population change increased by 1.1% compared to 2022, reaching 8.9.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.2.

Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.3% (from 9.3 in 2018).

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