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Bulgaria

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
6,433,302 in 2025[3]
Land area
108,560 km²[4]
Total area
110,994 km²[5] land and water
Official language
Currency
Land borders
Romania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Greece, Turkey[9]
Coast
Yes[9]
Continent
Official names
  • Bulharská republika[10]
  • Република България[11]
  • Republica Bulgaria[12]
  • Republiken Bulgarien[13]
  • la République de Bulgarie[14]
  • Republic of Bulgaria[15]
  • República de Bulgària[16]
  • Република България[17]

Parts of Bulgaria

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Through time

Population over time[3]
196020256.4M

7,867,374 in 1960, 6,433,302 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
19607,867,374
19617,943,118
19628,012,946
19638,078,145
19648,144,340
19658,204,168
19668,258,057
19678,310,226
19688,369,603
19698,434,172
19708,489,574
19718,536,395
19728,576,200
19738,620,967
19748,678,745
19758,720,742
19768,758,599
19778,804,183
19788,814,032
19798,825,940
19808,861,535
19818,891,117
19828,917,457
19838,939,738
19848,960,679
19858,960,547
19868,958,171
19878,971,359
19888,981,446
19898,876,972
19908,718,289
19918,632,367
19928,540,164
19938,472,313
19948,443,591
19958,406,067
19968,362,826
19978,312,068
19988,256,786
19998,210,624
20008,170,172
20018,009,142
20027,837,161
20037,775,327
20047,716,860
20057,658,972
20067,601,022
20077,545,338
20087,492,561
20097,444,443
20107,395,599
20117,348,328
20127,305,888
20137,160,005
20147,073,572
20156,984,225
20166,894,139
20176,803,468
20186,710,798
20196,616,726
20206,550,696
20216,507,301
20226,465,097
20236,446,596
20246,441,421
20256,433,302

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
BG[18]
ISO alpha-3
BGR[19]
ISO numeric
100[20]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), capital: Sofia (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  5. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), area (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  6. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), official language: Bulgarian (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Constitution of Bulgaria
  7. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), currency: euro (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), continent: Europe (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  9. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  10. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), official name (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  11. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), official name (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), official name (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), official name (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  14. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), official name (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  15. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), official name (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Official Names of the United Nations Membership
  16. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), official name (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), official name (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  18. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  19. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  20. Wikidata: Bulgaria (Q219), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2565083060) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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