Population, age 18, total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population, age 18, total was 64,044 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 18, total in Bulgaria, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 18, total in Bulgaria is 64,044, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 18, total in Bulgaria peaked at 127,464 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 64,044, in 2015.
That places Bulgaria 121st 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 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122,897 | 112,982 | 127,464 | 10 |
| 2000s | 103,405 | 88,857 | 110,763 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,277 | 64,044 | 83,958 | 5 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 1.75 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 18, total in Bulgaria?
- Population, age 18, total in Bulgaria was 64,044 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 18, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 127,464 in 1992.
- What is the lowest population, age 18, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,044 in 2015.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population, age 18, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 18, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. 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 18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.