Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2023, Bulgaria's population change decreased by 14.7% compared to 2022, reaching 15.7.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 10.8.

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 fallen by 3.1% (from 16.2 in 2018).

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