Indicator	Value
Total population	6,440,000–6,760,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 6,758,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 6,441,000 people
Median age	44.5 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	75.6–75.8 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 75.76 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 75.64 years
Ethnic groups	Bulgarian 78.5%, Turkish 7.8%, Roma 4.1%, other 1.2%, unspecified 9.4% (2021 est.); note: Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 9–11% of Bulgaria's populationCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Bulgarian (official) 77.3%, Turkish 7.9%, Romani 3.5%, other 1%, unspecified 10.4% (2021 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Christian 64.7%, Muslim 9.8%, other 0.1%, none 4.7%, unspecified 20.7% (2021 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	76.7% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	-0.0803 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	8.3 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	15.6 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	73.9 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Aromanian Balkan Romani Bulgarian Bulgarian Sign Language Central Romani Crimean Tatar Gagauz Gheg Albanian Krymchak Ladino Macedonian Modern Greek Pontic Romanian Rumelian Turkish Russian-Tajik Sign Language Sinte-Manus Romani Thracian Turkish Vlax Romani Glottolog [2026]