Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2021, Bulgaria's population change increased by 20.5% compared to 2020, reaching 22.9.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 11.9.

Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 46.8% (from 15.6 in 2016).

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