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Bulgaria – Population Density

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Midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Captures how concentrated the population is across the country. · World Bank

59.4 −0.2 from 2022 G20 rank: 71st · all-time high: 81.2 (1988)

Bulgaria's population density was 59.4 in 2023, a decrease of +0.2 from 59.6 in 2022. This ranked 71st in the G20. The all-time high was 81.2 in 1988.

APA

Bulgaria Population Density. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/bulgaria/population-density

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_bulgaria_population-density,
  title = {Bulgaria Population Density},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/bulgaria/population-density},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Bulgaria Population Density – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	58.1	–	–
2025* trend	58.5	–	–
2023	59.4	−0.2	71st
2022	59.6	−0.4	73rd
2021	59.9	−0.4	73rd
2020	60.3	−0.6	74th
2019	60.9	−0.9	75th
2018	61.8	−0.9	75th
2017	62.7	−0.8	75th
2016	63.5	−0.8	78th
2015	64.3	−0.8	80th
2014	65.2	−0.8	82nd
2013	66.0	−1.3	84th
2012	67.3	−0.4	87th
2011	67.7	−0.4	86th
2010	68.1	−0.4	86th
2009	68.6	−0.4	88th
2008	69.0	−0.5	91st
2007	69.5	−0.5	92nd
2006	70.0	−0.5	95th
2005	70.5	−0.5	96th
2004	71.0	−0.5	97th
2003	71.5	−0.5	99th
2002	72.0	−0.4	101st
2001	72.4	−1.5	103rd
2000	73.9	−0.4	104th
1999	74.2	−0.4	104th
1998	74.6	−0.5	105th
1997	75.1	−0.5	104th
1996	75.6	−0.4	104th
1995	76.0	−0.3	105th
1994	76.3	−0.3	106th
1993	76.6	−0.6	107th
1992	77.2	−0.8	106th
1991	78.0	−0.8	99th
1990	78.8	−1.4	97th
1989	80.2	−0.9	98th
1988	81.2	+0.1	99th
1987	81.1	+0.1	100th
1986	81.0	−0.0	101st
1985	81.0	−0.0	102nd
1984	81.0	+0.2	103rd
1983	80.8	+0.2	104th
1982	80.6	+0.2	106th
1981	80.4	+0.3	107th
1980	80.1	+0.3	107th
1979	79.8	+0.1	109th
1978	79.7	+0.1	111th
1977	79.6	+0.4	111th
1976	79.2	+0.3	111th
1975	78.8	+0.4	111th
1974	78.4	+0.5	112th
1973	77.9	+0.4	112th
1972	77.5	+0.4	112th
1971	77.2	+0.4	112th
1970	76.7	+0.5	112th
1969	76.2	+0.6	114th
1968	75.7	+0.5	114th
1967	75.1	+0.5	114th
1966	74.6	+0.5	114th
1965	74.2	+0.5	114th
1964	73.6	+0.6	115th
1963	73.0	+0.6	116th
1962	72.4	+0.6	118th
1961	71.8	–	118th

Show all years (1961–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Fiscal Dominance Trap

Government debt exceeding 80% of GDP with real interest rates negative and inflation above 10%. Monetary policy effectiveness impaired by fiscal pressures.

Inflation 15.3% Real rate -10.5%

This pattern occurred 329 times in G20 history, 239 successful

Angola 2024

Inflation

28.2%

Real rate

-4.2%

Argentina 2024

Inflation

219.9%

Real rate

-47.4%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2024

Inflation

28.3%

Real rate

-7.0%

South Sudan 2024

Inflation

91.4%

Real rate

-26.9%

Angola 2023

Inflation

13.6%

Real rate

-0.9%

Argentina 2023

Inflation

133.5%

Real rate

-17.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Bulgaria matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2022. Historically, 73% of countries showing this pattern (239 out of 329) saw population density improve within 24 months. View full analysis →