# Population growth rate: Bulgaria

-0.517% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.

Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/population-growth) · [All countries and regions](/population-growth).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2023 | -0.517 |
| 2022 | -0.366 |
| 2021 | -1.131 |
| 2020 | -0.506 |
| 2019 | -0.696 |
| 2018 | -0.712 |
| 2017 | -0.732 |
| 2016 | -0.727 |
| 2015 | -0.673 |
| 2014 | -0.603 |
| 2013 | -0.534 |
| 2012 | -0.903 |
| 2011 | -0.813 |
| 2010 | -0.742 |
| 2009 | -0.61 |
| 2008 | -0.657 |
| 2007 | -0.7 |
| 2006 | -0.703 |
| 2005 | -0.725 |
| 2004 | -0.684 |
| 2003 | -0.73 |
| 2002 | -0.739 |
| 2001 | -0.945 |
| 2000 | -0.865 |
| 1999 | -0.802 |
| 1998 | -0.943 |
| 1997 | -0.986 |
| 1996 | -0.815 |
| 1995 | -0.775 |
| 1994 | -0.64 |
| 1993 | -0.535 |
| 1992 | -1.633 |
| 1991 | -1.536 |
| 1990 | -1.355 |
| 1989 | -1.214 |
| 1988 | 0.109 |
| 1987 | 0.102 |
| 1986 | 0.182 |
| 1985 | -0.079 |
| 1984 | 0.218 |
| 1983 | 0.213 |
| 1982 | 0.249 |
| 1981 | 0.312 |
| 1980 | 0.326 |
| 1979 | 0.456 |
| 1978 | -0.201 |
| 1977 | 0.408 |
| 1976 | 0.624 |
| 1975 | 0.206 |
| 1974 | 0.724 |
| 1973 | 0.615 |
| 1972 | 0.428 |
| 1971 | 0.531 |
| 1970 | 0.598 |
| 1969 | 0.715 |
| 1968 | 0.824 |
| 1967 | 0.602 |
| 1966 | 0.662 |
| 1965 | 0.708 |
| 1964 | 0.818 |
| 1963 | 0.819 |
| 1962 | 0.808 |
| 1961 | 0.95 |
| 1960 | 0.959 |
| 1959 | 0.797 |
| 1958 | 0.989 |
| 1957 | 0.971 |
| 1956 | 0.665 |
| 1955 | 0.751 |
| 1954 | 0.779 |
| 1953 | 0.842 |
| 1952 | 0.618 |
| 1951 | 0.678 |
| 1950 | 1.135 |

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