Key demographics
- Population
- 6.4M
- Density
- 58.1/km²
- HDI
- 0.845 (Very High)
- GDP per capita
- $0
- Gini index (2018)
- 41.3
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 75.8 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.72
- Urban population (2025)
- 74.2%
- Literacy rate (2011)
- 98.4%
- Labor force (2025)
- 73.2%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 57.8%
- Profile
- Aging
- Urban population (2025)
- 74.2%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 8.3 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 15.6 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 27.0%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.72
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 4.6 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.2%
- Tourism (2020)
- 5.0M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | български език |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 64.7% |
| No religion | 15.9% |
| Islam | 9.8% |
| Other | 0.1% |
| Unanswered | 9.5% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Bulgarians | 85.7% |
| Turks | 8.5% |
| Roma | 4.5% |
| Others | 1.3% |
- Demonym (male)
- Bulgarian
- Demonym (female)
- Bulgarian
- National anthem
- Mila Rodino
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 75.8 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 62.4 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 7.9% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 4.6/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 73/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 8.2/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 4.33/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 4.20/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $1,258
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 35.5%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2011)
- 98.4%
- Education spending (2022)
- 4.5% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 441
- Internet users (2024)
- 82.4%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 118.1/100
- Broadband (2023)
- 37.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 50,751/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2023)
- 37.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 110,994 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southeast Europe
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+02:00
- Calling codes
- +359
- Postal code
- ####
- TLD
- .bg
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Bulgaria is composed of three equal horizontal bands of white, green and red.
- National anthem
- Mila Rodino
- National holiday
- 1878-03-03