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Bulgaria

Bulgaria / BG

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Bulgaria in numbers.

Area110,997 kmยฒWorld # 105 โ†’Population6.4MWorld # 111 โ†’Population density58 people/kmยฒWorld # 142 โ†’Life expectancy75.8 yearsWorld # 99 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 20,328World # 73 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Bulgaria across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area110,997 kmยฒWorld # 105 / 2023 โ†’Population6.4MWorld # 111 / 2025 โ†’Population density58 people/kmยฒWorld # 142 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,878World # 143 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.1%World # 180 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.7World # 125 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate8.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 181 / 2024 โ†’Death rate15.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 2 / 2024 โ†’Median age44.3 yearsWorld # 22 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+22.2%World # 18 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1414.4%World # 189 / 2025 โ†’Urban population74.2%World # 76 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-3KWorld # 125 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 113 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share4.4%World # 117 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy75.8 yearsWorld # 99 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy62.4 yearsWorld # 96 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 23 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate38.7%World # 7 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 20,328World # 73 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 130.8BWorld # 63 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 44,451World # 60 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.1%World # 109 / 2025 โ†’Inflation4.6%World # 52 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.5%World # 128 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment10.2%World # 113 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,659 hours/yearWorld # 94 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)39.5World # 46 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.5%World # 78 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people2,400.6 per million peopleWorld # 41 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.8%World # 48 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people25.6 per million peopleWorld # 53 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,000 kcal/dayWorld # 87 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person63.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 82 / 2023 โ†’Rice production65.8K tWorld # 80 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production7.1M tWorld # 21 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area36.2%World # 84 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person5,361 kWh/personWorld # 35 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.7 tWorld # 75 / 2024 โ†’Internet use82.4%World # 97 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions118.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 97 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 137 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate9.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 130 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.1%World # 55 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament25%World # 101 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals5MWorld # 38 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.8BWorld # 57 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites10 sitesWorld # 33 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 64.7%Main languageBulgarianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNuclear2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal4,547 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightBulgarianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeoples and ethnic groupsBulgars