BG · 1972 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Bulgaria, 1972
Population on 1 January by age and sex
8,557,906
Bulgaria, 1972
▲ 0.5% vs 1971 (8,514,883)
Analysis
In 1972, Bulgaria's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.5% compared to 1971, reaching 8,557,906.
Bulgaria ranks 12th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.3% (from 8,285,325 in 1967).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1972
#12 of 25
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan