Country profile
Bulgaria
Bulgaria ranks #110 of 215 for population, #78 of 209 for gdp per capita, #100 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
6,441,421
people · 2024
Rank #110 of 215
Life expectancy
75.8
years · 2024
Rank #100 of 216
Poverty headcount
1%
% of population · 2023
Rank #116 of 186
Under-5 mortality
5.7
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #193 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
89.1%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #60 of 232
Tobacco use
39.5%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #5 of 163
Calorie supply
3,000
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #85 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
4,973,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #38 of 203
GDP per capita
$17,596
current US$ · 2024
Rank #78 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.45
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #123 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
153
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #78 of 210
Forest area
36.2%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #96 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
17.1
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #154 of 248
Protected areas
35.6%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #20 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
4.68
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #73 of 210
Fertilizer use
123
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #44 of 194
Pesticide use
0.95
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #130 of 193
Cereal yield
5.1
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #43 of 182
Digital
Internet users
82.4%
% of population · 2024
Rank #98 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
37
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #41 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
118
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #112 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #21 of 215
Renewable electricity output
22.2%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #151 of 257
Energy use per person
28,382
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #64 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.6
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #70 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Bulgaria; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield