The population of Bulgaria has dropped to 6,437,360 people.
Compared to 2023, the country's population has decreased by 8,121 people, or 0.13%, which, considering the demographic crisis, can be seen as good news.
13,002 people have changed their current address from the country to abroad. The most preferred destinations for emigrants are Germany (16.9%), the United Kingdom (13.9%), and France (8.9%).
According to the latest census in 2021, the population of Bulgaria was reported to be 6,519,789 people.
Over 700,000 Bulgarians live in other European countries.
Our diaspora in Germany is the largest - 371,128 people as of January 1st, 2024. Spain ranks second with 112,834 Bulgarian citizens living there. 60,494 Bulgarians live in the Netherlands, 48,659 in Italy, and 13,021 in the Czech Republic.
This is shown by data from the National Statistical Institute, published in the edition "Population and demographic processes in Bulgaria in 2024".
In 20 years, the situation with emigration has changed significantly, although for some countries the peak was reached years ago, followed by a decline. In 2005, there were 6,284 Bulgarians in Austria, and in 2024 there are already 39,830.
Bulgarians in Germany have increased almost ten times during this period. From 536 in 2005, Bulgarians in Denmark become 12,427 people in 2022. The peak in Spain was in 2008, when 154,886 Bulgarians lived there. In Italy, the most Bulgarians were in 2020 - 56,645 people. The smallest diaspora in this statistic is in Latvia - 130 people, but in 2005 there were only 26 Bulgarians there. There is a large outflow from Portugal. In 2012, there were 8,606 Bulgarians there, and now there are 4,394 people.
Last year, 53,428 babies were born, while 100,736 people passed away. 20.2% of the deaths were considered premature (deaths of individuals under the age of 65).
This rate has increased compared to 2023, when it was 20.1%. Premature death affects significantly more men - 27% of all male deaths were under the age of 65, compared to 13% of female deaths.
The most births occur in July - 4937, and August - 4809. The least births occur in November - 4138 and December - 4275.
The most marriages take place in August - 3217. The least occur in December - 994. January - 1045 and November - 1115 are also not popular months for marriages. September is the most preferred month after August - 2795.
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