Demographic profile
Bulgaria is the 112th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.08% of everyone alive. Within Eastern Europe, it ranks 8 of 10.
Each day brings roughly 162 births and 249 deaths — a net decline of about 31,776 people a year. At -0.47% annually, the population would halve in roughly 149 years if the trend held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 99.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 26.0%, with life expectancy at about 70.9 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Bulgaria in 2026? Approximately 6,763,314 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Bulgaria shrinking? About -0.47% per year — roughly 162 births and 249 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Bulgaria? Around 0.08% — ranked 112 worldwide by population.