Bulgaria Population Pyramid 1955
Bulgaria in 1955
In 1955, Bulgaria had a total population of 7,533,654 people. Half of the population was younger than 28.8 years; 26.7% were children under 15 and 7.1% were 65 or older.
The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 7,533,654 | 28.8 | |
| Belarus | 7,560,676 | 25.8 | |
| Czech Republic | 9,289,421 | 32.2 | |
| Hungary | 9,823,207 | 30.8 | |
| Slovakia | 3,797,353 | 27.4 |





