Population, total, annual growth rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population, total, annual growth rate was -0.1261 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total, annual growth rate in Bulgaria is -0.1261 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 56.9% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9628 % change on previous year in 1961 and was at its lowest, -2.15 % change on previous year, in 2002.
That places Bulgaria 181st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9628 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 0.8791 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8136 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8195 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7346 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6569 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6317 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7144 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7715 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6569 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5516 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4662 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1973 | 0.522 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6701 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4839 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4341 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5204 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1119 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1351 % change on previous year | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4034 % change on previous year | +198.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3338 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2963 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2498 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2342 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1985 | -0.0015 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 1986 | -0.0266 % change on previous year | +1730.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1472 % change on previous year | -654.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1125 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 1989 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -1134.3% |
| 1990 | -1.79 % change on previous year | +53.7% |
| 1991 | -0.9855 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 1992 | -1.07 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 1993 | -0.7945 % change on previous year | -25.6% |
| 1994 | -0.339 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 1995 | -0.4444 % change on previous year | +31.1% |
| 1996 | -0.5144 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 1997 | -0.607 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 1998 | -0.6651 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 1999 | -0.5592 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 2000 | -0.4927 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 2001 | -1.97 % change on previous year | +300.1% |
| 2002 | -2.15 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 2003 | -0.7889 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 2004 | -0.752 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2005 | -0.7502 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.7566 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2007 | -0.7325 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2008 | -0.6995 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2009 | -0.6422 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2010 | -0.6561 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2011 | -0.6392 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2012 | -0.5775 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 2013 | -2 % change on previous year | +245.8% |
| 2014 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 2015 | -1.26 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2016 | -1.29 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2017 | -1.32 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2018 | -1.36 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2019 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2020 | -0.9979 % change on previous year | -28.8% |
| 2021 | -0.6625 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 2022 | -0.6485 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2023 | -0.2862 % change on previous year | -55.9% |
| 2024 | -0.0804 % change on previous year | -71.9% |
| 2025 | -0.1261 % change on previous year | +56.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -1730.8% | -0.0015 % change on previous year | -0.0266 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | -1134.3% | 0.1125 % change on previous year | -1.16 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +654.3% | -0.0266 % change on previous year | 0.1472 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -300.1% | -0.4927 % change on previous year | -1.97 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | -245.8% | -0.5775 % change on previous year | -2 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | +198.5% | 0.1351 % change on previous year | 0.4034 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.776 % change on previous year | 0.6317 % change on previous year | 0.9628 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4552 % change on previous year | 0.1119 % change on previous year | 0.6701 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0586 % change on previous year | -1.16 % change on previous year | 0.4034 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7765 % change on previous year | -1.79 % change on previous year | -0.339 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9733 % change on previous year | -2.15 % change on previous year | -0.4927 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.17 % change on previous year | -2 % change on previous year | -0.5775 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4669 % change on previous year | -0.9979 % change on previous year | -0.0804 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 178 Russian Federation -0.1093 % change on previous year compare
- 179 Nepal -0.1113 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Bermuda -0.1253 % change on previous year compare
- 182 Korea -0.1285 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Slovakia -0.1523 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Macau, China -0.1601 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Bulgaria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 176.16 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,923 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 704.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,439 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 92.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Bulgaria?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Bulgaria was -0.1261 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9628 % change on previous year in 1961.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.15 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 181st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.