What is population, age 16, male in Bulgaria?

Population, age 16, male in Bulgaria was 31,922 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 66,644 in 1990.

What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 31,922 in 2015.

How does Bulgaria rank for population, age 16, male?

Bulgaria ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Bulgaria data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 16, male in Bulgaria

Name: Population, age 16, male in Bulgaria
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bulgaria: Population, age 16, male was 31,922 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

31,922

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

120th

of 191 countries

All-time high

66,644

in 1990

All-time low

31,922

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 16, male in Bulgaria, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 16, male in Bulgaria stood at 31,922. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Bulgaria peaked at 66,644 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 31,922, in 2015.

That places Bulgaria 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	62,748	56,543	66,644	10
2000s	50,084	41,217	55,265	10
2010s	34,704	31,922	38,812	6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

117 Panama 34,105 compare
118 United Arab Emirates 32,263 compare
119 Norway 32,092 compare
121 Singapore 30,574 compare
122 New Zealand 30,328 compare
123 Finland 30,287 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Bulgaria

Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.75 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, male in Bulgaria?: Population, age 16, male in Bulgaria was 31,922 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 66,644 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 31,922 in 2015.
How does Bulgaria rank for population, age 16, male?: Bulgaria ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population, age 16, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.