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Population in Bulgaria
6 924 733
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Bulgaria is 6 924 733 people, including children under the age of 6 - 694 204 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 815 387 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 832 699 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 2 975 904 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 1 509 592 people, and the centenarians in Bulgaria over 80 years old - 96 946 people.
Population size in Bulgaria by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 694 204 / 10.03% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 815 387 / 11.78% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 832 699 / 12.03% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 2 975 904 / 42.98% |
| Elderly over 60 | 1 509 592 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 96 946 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Bulgaria
Total in Bulgaria permanent residents 3 247 700 men (46.9%) and 3 677 033 women (53.1%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 211 550 / 6% | 169 241 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 211 550 / 6% | 165 986 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 188 768 / 5.3% | 149 713 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 159 476 / 4.4% | 130 185 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 188 768 / 5.3% | 156 222 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 279 897 / 8.1% | 234 333 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 273 388 / 7.9% | 234 333 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 250 606 / 7.2% | 227 824 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 231 078 / 6.6% | 214 806 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 211 550 / 6% | 198 533 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 240 842 / 6.9% | 240 843 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 253 860 / 7.3% | 276 644 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 211 550 / 6% | 247 352 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 146 458 / 4% | 195 278 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 61 837 / 1.4% | 104 148 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 78 110 / 1.9% | 162 732 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 55 328 / 1.2% | 146 459 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Bulgaria: have higher education 22.6% (1 564 990 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (207 742 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (2 465 205 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (1 080 258 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (595 527 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (574 753 people), have no education — 0.3% (20 774 people), illiterate — 0.7% (48 473 people).
| Higher education | 1 564 990 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 207 742 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 2 465 205 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 1 080 258 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 595 527 / 8.6% |
| High school | 574 753 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 20 774 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 48 473 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Bulgaria
Total in Bulgaria the number of officially employed population is 4 417 980 people (63.8%), pensioners 1 869 678 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 429 333 people (6.2%).
| Employed population | 4 417 980 / 63.8% |
| Unemployed | 429 333 / 6.2% |
| Pensioners | 1 869 678 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Bulgaria have a disability 687 626 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 108 718 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 264 525 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 254 138 (3.67.%), disabled children 60 245 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 687 626 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 108 718 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 264 525 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 254 138 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 60 245 / 0.87% |