Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2024, Bulgaria's population change decreased by 0.6% compared to 2023, reaching 15.6.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 10.7.

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 4.3% (from 16.3 in 2019).

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