Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 8:11 PM

SERIAL · 100Europe

Bulgaria

CapitalSofia

CurrencyEUR · euro

LanguageBulgarian

Area110,997 km²

Since1878

ISOBGR · BG

Population

6.4Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Southeastern Europe

Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania across the Danube river to the north. It covers a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), making it the tenth largest within the European Union and the sixteenth-largest country in Europe by area. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities include Plovdiv, Varna, and Burgas.

Text: Wikipedia — BulgariaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-31

— FACTS —

Motto: Unity makes strength
Capital: Sofia
Currency: euro (EUR)
Official language: Bulgarian
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +359
Licence plate code: BG
Top-level domain: .bg
Independence / founding: 13 Jul 1878
Highest point: Musala (2,925 m)
Lowest point: Black Sea
Anthem: Mila Rodino

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

36.2%% of land area

#84 of 2132023

114% of world average

Forest area

39,320km²

#77 of 2132023

21% of world average

Agricultural land

46.1%% of land area

#73 of 2092023

124% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

32.1%% of land area

#26 of 2062023

231% of world average

Land area

110,997km²

#105 of 2152023

17% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

6.4Mpeople

#111 of 2162025

17% of world average

Population growth

-0.1%% per year

#180 of 2162025

-13% of world average

Population density

59people per km²

#144 of 2152023

13% of world average

People living in cities

74.2%% of population

#76 of 2162025

117% of world average

Urban population growth

0.2%% per year

#175 of 2162025

11% of world average

People living rurally

25.8%% of population

#141 of 2162025

70% of world average

Population aged 0-14

14.4%% of population

#190 of 2162025

57% of world average

Population aged 15-64

63.4%% of population

#127 of 2162025

99% of world average

Population aged 65+

22.2%% of population

#18 of 2162025

206% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

57.8%% of working-age population

#90 of 2162025

101% of world average

Female population

51.6%% of population

#34 of 2162025

103% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#125 of 2162024

73% of world average

Birth rate

8.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#182 of 2162024

48% of world average

Death rate

15.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#2 of 2162024

203% of world average

Net migration

-2,961people (5-year total)

#125 of 2162025

-2689% of world average

Migrants living in the country

4.4%% of population

#117 of 2152024

33% of world average

— MONEY —

Foreign reserves

$47.15Bcurrent US$

#52 of 1772025

47% of world average

External debt

$47.21Bcurrent US$

#92 of 1212022

61% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

400-100

#110 of 1472023

111% of world average

People below the poverty line

1.0%% of population

#64 of 1472023

8% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

31.1%%

#116 of 1472023

112% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.1%%

#114 of 1472023

75% of world average

Stock market value

8.5%% of GDP

#80 of 882025

11% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$2.75Bcurrent US$

#60 of 1862025

53% of world average

Exchange rate

2local currency per US$

#150 of 2112025

0% of world average

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Agriculture's share of the economy

2.5%% of GDP

#141 of 1992025

25% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

21.2%% of GDP

#122 of 2022025

87% of world average

Services' share of the economy

63.3%% of GDP

#67 of 2022025

109% of world average

27 of 39 figures unavailable for Bulgaria.

— TRADE —

Exports

50.7%% of GDP

#53 of 1872025

117% of world average

Imports

51.8%% of GDP

#78 of 1872025

104% of world average

Trade balance

-1.0%% of GDP

#86 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

83.5%% of GDP

#45 of 2052025

129% of world average

Goods exported

$48.32Bcurrent US$

#58 of 2072025

39% of world average

Goods imported

$60.89Bcurrent US$

#56 of 2072025

48% of world average

Services exported

$18.62Bcurrent US$

#54 of 1912025

38% of world average

Services imported

$9.42Bcurrent US$

#73 of 1912025

21% of world average

Goods and services exported

$66.56Bcurrent US$

#58 of 1912025

38% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$67.93Bcurrent US$

#57 of 1912025

40% of world average

High-tech share of exports

13.4%% of manufactured exports

#55 of 1792024

111% of world average

Terms of trade

93index

#160 of 2062024

88% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

75.8 yrsyears

#100 of 2162024

102% of world average

Life expectancy, women

79.5 yrsyears

#92 of 2162024

104% of world average

Life expectancy, men

72.2 yrsyears

#104 of 2162024

101% of world average

Infant deaths

4.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#44 of 1962024

25% of world average

Deaths under age 5

5.7 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#47 of 1962024

24% of world average

Maternal deaths

6per 100,000 live births

#30 of 1942023

5% of world average

Health spending

7.9%% of GDP

#64 of 1932023

116% of world average

Health spending per person

$1,258current US$

#57 of 1932023

86% of world average

Physicians

4.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#23 of 1872022

205% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

4.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#89 of 1962023

89% of world average

Hospital beds

8.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#6 of 1572023

277% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

99.2%% of population

#77 of 2142024

109% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

86.1%% of population

#138 of 2132024

107% of world average

Suicide rate

10per 100,000 people

#127 of 1852021

111% of world average

Adults who smoke

38.7%% of adults

#160 of 1662024

196% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#8 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

12per 100,000 people

#67 of 2082024

12% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#10 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

94.0%% of children 12-23 months

#69 of 1932024

110% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

4.5%% of GDP

#78 of 1902022

104% of world average

Education spending

12.0%% of government spending

#112 of 1892022

89% of world average

Adult literacy

98.3%% aged 15+

not enough data to rank2011

117% of world average

Youth literacy

97.9%% aged 15-24

not enough data to rank2011

107% of world average

Primary school enrolment

95.3%% gross

#148 of 2002024

95% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

94.8%% gross

#81 of 1882024

109% of world average

University enrolment

69.5%% gross

#52 of 1672024

140% of world average

Primary school completion

94.6%% of relevant age group

#88 of 1802024

105% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

15pupils per teacher

#61 of 1602017

69% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

12.0 yrsyears

#36 of 1972025

120% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

3.5%% of labour force

#59 of 1862025

51% of world average

Youth unemployment

10.2%% of labour force aged 15-24

#74 of 1862025

65% of world average

Labour force participation

56.1%% aged 15+

#133 of 1862025

93% of world average

Women in the labour force

50.4%% of women aged 15+

#118 of 1862025

99% of world average

Men in the labour force

62.4%% of men aged 15+

#151 of 1862025

89% of world average

Labour force

3.1Mpeople

#107 of 1862025

15% of world average

Working in agriculture

4.7%% of employment

#134 of 1862025

21% of world average

Working in industry

27.9%% of employment

#26 of 1862025

142% of world average

Working in services

67.4%% of employment

#70 of 1862025

115% of world average

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Self-employed

11.8%% of employment

#162 of 1862025

30% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

75.2%% of labour force

#107 of 1712024

99% of world average

Employed

54.1%% aged 15+

#120 of 1862025

96% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

82.4%% of population

#98 of 2072024

116% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

118per 100 people

#97 of 2102024

102% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

37per 100 people

#36 of 2082023

204% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

8per 100 people

#120 of 2132024

55% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#20 of 2142024

113% of world average

Electricity used per person

5,361kWh per person

#35 of 1492023

127% of world average

Energy used per person

2,604kg oil equivalent per person

#41 of 1492023

115% of world average

Air passengers carried

723,825passengers

#108 of 1652023

3% of world average

Air freight

1million tonne-km

#123 of 1632023

0% of world average

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Rail network

4,031route-km

#33 of 842021

39% of world average

Rail passengers

1,205million passenger-km

#44 of 782021

4% of world average

Container port traffic

296,350TEU

#98 of 1672024

5% of world average

Research and development spending

0.8%% of GDP

#48 of 1272023

81% of world average

Patent applications by residents

165count

#60 of 1422021

1% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

4,998count

#61 of 1972023

30% of world average

Tourists arriving

5.0Mcount

#38 of 1942020

97% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$1.79Bcurrent US$

#53 of 1752020

48% of world average

1 of 18 figures unavailable for Bulgaria.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

5tonnes per person

#155 of 2032024

118% of world average

Carbon emissions

34Mt CO2

#138 of 2032024

18% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

47Mt CO2-equivalent

#121 of 2032024

18% of world average

Protected land

44.3%% of land area

#6 of 2132025

235% of world average

Protected coastal waters

8.2%% of territorial waters

#57 of 1742025

79% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

25.9%% of internal resources

#127 of 1772022

20% of world average

Renewable water available per person

3,248m³ per person

#78 of 1832022

23% of world average

Renewable energy use

20.4%% of final energy consumption

#105 of 2122021

70% of world average

Electricity from renewables

22.2%% of total

#109 of 2062021

64% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

34.7%% of total

#61 of 2092023

58% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

40.2%% of total

#7 of 2082023

1126% of world average

Energy imported (net)

40.9%% of energy use

#58 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

2.1%% of GDP

#52 of 1562024

97% of world average

Military spending

$2.33Bcurrent US$

#62 of 1602024

14% of world average

Military spending

5.5%% of government spending

#69 of 1532024

74% of world average

Armed forces personnel

37,000people

#82 of 1702020

23% of world average

Armed forces

1.2%% of labour force

#55 of 1682020

94% of world average

Tax revenue

20.7%% of GDP

#47 of 1492024

123% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#45 of 1582023

14% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2025

Germany$6.84B
Germany$6.83B
Romania$5.23B
Romania$5.01B
Türkiye$3.39B
Türkiye$3.37B
Italy$3.12B
Italy$3.12B

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Greece$2.84B
Greece$2.84B
Poland$1.80B
Czechia$1.68B
France$1.57B
France$1.54B
Poland$1.26B

Imports fromas of 2025

China$7.26B
China$7.25B
Germany$5.78B
Germany$5.77B
Türkiye$5.38B
Türkiye$4.84B
Romania$3.31B
Romania$3.26B

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Italy$2.87B
Italy$2.86B
Greece$2.36B
Greece$2.36B
Poland$1.85B
Poland$1.84B
USA$1.80B

Trade balance, 2025-$11.70B

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Mila RodinoAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Sofia · approx. UTC+2

Neighbours

Landmarks

Thracian Tomb of KazanlakImage: Wikimedia Commons

Rock-hewn Churches of IvanovoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Thracian Tomb of SveshtariImage: Wikimedia Commons

Pirin National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Ancient City of NessebarImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Elias CanettiBulgarian-born Swiss and British Jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer (1905–1994)

Nina DobrevBulgarian-Canadian actress

Rumen RadevPrime Minister of Bulgaria since 2026

Julia KristevaBulgarian philosopher, psychoanalyst & academic

Boyko BorissovPrime Minister of Bulgaria (2009–2013; 2014–2017; 2017–2021)

Hristo StoichkovBulgarian footballer (born 1966)

Todor Zhivkovformer General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party

Baba VangaBulgarian psychic (1911-1996)

Ivan VazovBulgarian writer and poet (1850-1921)

Georgi Parvanov4th President of Bulgaria 2002-2012

Veselin TopalovBulgarian chess grandmaster

Ferdinand I of BulgariaBulgarian ruler (1861–1948)

History

13 Jul 1878Bulgaria — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population6.4M2025

GDP$130.78B2025

GDP per person$20,3282025