Bulgaria Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Bulgaria population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Bulgaria in 2025 is 59.15 people per square kilometer, a 0.81% decline from 2024.
  • The population density of Bulgaria in 2024 was 59.63 people per square kilometer, a 1.03% decline from 2023.
  • The population density of Bulgaria in 2023 was 60.25 people per square kilometer, a 1.39% decline from 2022.
  • The population density of Bulgaria in 2022 was 61.10 people per square kilometer, a 1.51% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Maldives 1,717.41
Mauritius 649.33
Nauru 648.95
Lebanon 487.81
Tuvalu 385.50
Grenada 375.16
Jamaica 256.89
Marshall Islands 237.88
Dominican Republic 236.95
American Samoa 215.81
Guatemala 171.15
China 148.95
Tonga 146.13
Thailand 140.23
Jordan 128.10
Azerbaijan 121.36
Iraq 109.30
Malaysia 105.95
Costa Rica 103.33
Cuba 101.50
Dominica 98.25
Albania 98.14
Armenia 93.38
Samoa 81.77
Romania 81.48
North Macedonia 81.00
Serbia 79.86
Ecuador 72.41
Mexico 66.33
Equatorial Guinea 64.01
Bulgaria 59.15
Fiji 52.00
Iran 51.81
South Africa 50.59
Colombia 46.08
Belarus 45.34
Montenegro 45.30
Venezuela 32.81
Peru 27.25
Brazil 25.69
Algeria 19.70
Belize 18.39
Paraguay 17.29
Turkmenistan 13.68
Gabon 9.46
Russia 8.39
Kazakhstan 7.36
Botswana 4.75
Libya 4.00
Suriname 3.87
Guyana 3.84
Namibia 3.26
Bulgaria - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 59.15 -0.81%
2024 59.63 -1.03%
2023 60.25 -1.39%
2022 61.10 -1.51%
2021 62.03 -1.34%
2020 62.88 -1.04%
2019 63.54 -0.91%
2018 64.12 -0.90%
2017 64.71 -0.88%
2016 65.28 -0.87%
2015 65.85 -0.85%
2014 66.42 -0.79%
2013 66.95 -0.76%
2012 67.46 -0.73%
2011 67.96 -0.65%
2010 68.40 -0.56%
2009 68.78 -0.52%
2008 69.14 -0.57%
2007 69.54 -0.61%
2006 69.96 -0.63%
2005 70.41 -0.64%
2004 70.86 -0.66%
2003 71.33 -0.72%
2002 71.85 -0.75%
2001 72.39 -0.78%
2000 72.95 -0.79%
1999 73.53 -0.88%
1998 74.19 -1.01%
1997 74.95 -0.98%
1996 75.69 -0.90%
1995 76.37 -0.83%
1994 77.01 -0.73%
1993 77.58 -0.66%
1992 78.09 -0.61%
1991 78.57 -0.53%
1990 78.99 -0.42%
1989 79.32 -0.36%
1988 79.60 -0.34%
1987 79.87 -0.30%
1986 80.11 -0.28%
1985 80.33 -0.25%
1984 80.54 -0.19%
1983 80.69 -0.16%
1982 80.82 -0.09%
1981 80.89 -0.02%
1980 80.91 0.07%
1979 80.85 0.18%
1978 80.71 0.26%
1977 80.50 0.37%
1976 80.20 0.47%
1975 79.83 0.57%
1974 79.38 0.65%
1973 78.86 0.61%
1972 78.38 0.62%
1971 77.89 0.74%
1970 77.32 0.82%
1969 76.69 0.88%
1968 76.02 0.82%
1967 75.40 0.73%
1966 74.85 0.77%
1965 74.28 0.82%
1964 73.67 0.86%
1963 73.05 0.84%
1962 72.44 0.90%
1961 71.80 0.98%
1960 71.10 0.91%
1959 70.46 0.92%
1958 69.81 1.01%
1957 69.12 1.00%
1956 68.43 1.04%
1955 67.73 1.05%
1954 67.02 1.04%
1953 66.33 0.95%
1952 65.71 0.90%
1951 65.12 0.99%
1950 64.48 0.00%