Bulgaria Population Pyramid 1953
Bulgaria in 1953
In 1953, Bulgaria had a total population of 7,415,923 people. The median age was 28.1 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 40.1 children under 15 and 10.2 people aged 65 or over.
The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Bulgaria had on average 1.81 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 75.7 years in 2023: 79.6 for women and 72.0 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
298,157 immigrants live in Bulgaria, 4.4% of the population.
| Ukraine | 61,074 |
| Russian Federation | 45,089 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 24,543 |
| Turkey | 19,877 |
| Germany | 17,311 |
1,252,123 people born in Bulgaria live in other countries.
| Turkey | 348,052 |
| Germany | 338,439 |
| Spain | 103,587 |
| Greece | 78,992 |
| Netherlands | 58,481 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 7,415,923 | 28.1 | |
| Belarus | 7,350,636 | 25.4 | |
| Czech Republic | 9,152,599 | 32.2 | |
| Hungary | 9,594,481 | 30.7 | |
| Slovakia | 3,660,079 | 27.3 |





