BG · 1979 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Bulgaria, 1979
Population on 1 January by age and sex
8,805,462
Bulgaria, 1979
▼ 0.2% vs 1978 (8,822,602)
Analysis
In 1979, Bulgaria's population on 1 january by age and sex decreased by 0.2% compared to 1978, reaching 8,805,462.
Bulgaria accounts for 2.2% of the EU-27 total of 403,662,165.
Bulgaria ranks 12th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.8% (from 8,647,440 in 1974).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1979
#12 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 1979
2.2%
EU-27: 403,662,165
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan