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Population Pyramid of Bulgaria2024

Total population
6.8M
Median age
45.5
Peak year
1988
Peak population
9.0M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 7.2M · median age 27.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 8.9M · median age 34.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 8.0M · median age 39.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 6.8M · median age 45.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 5.4M · median age 49
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 3.5M · median age 50.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Bulgaria presently shows a constrictive pyramid, narrower at the base than in the middle, reflecting sustained sub-replacement fertility and population ageing. The median age in 2024 is 45.5 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 14.5% of the population; people 65 and older account for 22.0%.

Peak population

Bulgaria's population peaked in 1988 and has been declining since.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 7.2 million with median age 27.1. Projected 2100 values are 3.5 million and median age 50.7.

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