Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2024, Bulgaria's population change decreased by 6.7% compared to 2023, reaching 8.3.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 7.9.

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 10.8% (from 9.3 in 2019).

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