Population, ages 15-24, total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population, ages 15-24, total was 710,294 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 15-24, total in Bulgaria, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 710,294 for population, ages 15-24, total in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 15-24, total in Bulgaria peaked at 1.23 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 710,294, in 2015.
Bulgaria ranks 117th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.20 million | 1.16 million | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million | 936,483 | 1.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 801,964 | 710,294 | 900,248 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 114 Lebanon 774,973 compare
- 115 United Arab Emirates 743,608 compare
- 116 Mauritania 737,608 compare
- 118 Denmark 710,024 compare
- 120 Norway 646,961 compare
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, ages 15-24, total in Bulgaria?
- Population, ages 15-24, total in Bulgaria was 710,294 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 710,294 in 2015.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population, ages 15-24, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 15-24, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 15-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 15-24, total is the total population age 15-24.