Population ages 0-14 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population ages 0-14 was 14.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
14.4%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
191st
of 217 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 1960
All-time low
13.3%
in 2008
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14 in Bulgaria, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 14.4% for population ages 0-14 in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Bulgaria peaked at 26.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2008.
Bulgaria ranks 191st of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.1% | — |
| 1961 | 25.8% | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 25.4% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 25.1% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 24.7% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 24.2% | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 23.8% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 23.4% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 23.2% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 23.0% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 22.8% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 22.6% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 22.4% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 22.3% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 22.3% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 22.3% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 22.2% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 22.1% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 22.1% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 22.1% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 22.1% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 22.0% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 21.8% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 21.4% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 21.3% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 21.1% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 20.8% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 20.3% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 19.8% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 18.8% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.5% | 23.0% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.3% | 22.1% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 20.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 16.1% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.3% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 13.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.4% | 14.5% | 6 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,397 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 111,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83,804 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Bulgaria?
- Population ages 0-14 in Bulgaria was 14.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population ages 0-14?
- Bulgaria ranks 191st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.