BG · 2021 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2021
Population on 1 January by age and sex
3,142,310
Bulgaria, 2021
▼ 0.7% vs 2020 (3,163,414)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's population on 1 january by age and sex decreased by 0.7% compared to 2020, reaching 3,142,310.
Bulgaria accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 217,953,504.
Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 6.5% (from 3,359,761 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
1.4%
EU-27: 217,953,504
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan