What is population, age 21, male in Bulgaria?

Population, age 21, male in Bulgaria was 38,012 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 21, male recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 61,876 in 1998.

What is the lowest population, age 21, male recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 38,012 in 2015.

How does Bulgaria rank for population, age 21, male?

Bulgaria ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 21, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. 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 21, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 21, male in Bulgaria

Name: Population, age 21, male in Bulgaria
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bulgaria: Population, age 21, male was 38,012 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

38,012

Change on year

down 5.9%

World rank

117th

of 191 countries

All-time high

61,876

in 1998

All-time low

38,012

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 21, male in Bulgaria, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 38,012 for population, age 21, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 21, male in Bulgaria peaked at 61,876 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 38,012, in 2015.

That places Bulgaria 117th 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	61,304	60,544	61,876	10
2000s	56,079	51,651	61,112	10
2010s	44,237	38,012	50,169	6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

114 Congo 43,823 compare
115 Lebanon 39,278 compare
116 Singapore 38,617 compare
118 Denmark 37,941 compare
119 Mauritania 36,517 compare
120 Slovakia 35,494 compare

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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 21, male in Bulgaria?: Population, age 21, male in Bulgaria was 38,012 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 21, male recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 61,876 in 1998.
What is the lowest population, age 21, male recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 38,012 in 2015.
How does Bulgaria rank for population, age 21, male?: Bulgaria ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 21, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. 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 21, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 21, 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 21, male refers to the male population at the specified age.