Population ages 05-09, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population ages 05-09, male was 157,733 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
157,733
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
127th
of 217 countries
All-time high
353,971
in 1983
All-time low
157,733
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 05-09, male in Bulgaria, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 157,733 for population ages 05-09, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male in Bulgaria peaked at 353,971 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 157,733, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 127th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 351,197 | — |
| 1961 | 345,409 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 342,481 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 336,258 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 333,446 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 335,103 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 334,652 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 332,020 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 329,623 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 326,467 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 324,209 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 320,193 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 314,671 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 315,321 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 321,859 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 327,046 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 331,492 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 336,167 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 335,720 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 334,321 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 339,104 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 345,857 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 351,082 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 353,971 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 353,317 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 344,903 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 333,284 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 325,468 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 318,330 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 307,669 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 297,293 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 290,489 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 282,192 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 275,986 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 272,483 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 268,263 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 261,547 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 252,380 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 241,592 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 228,334 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 213,334 | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 196,529 | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 181,641 | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 170,780 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 164,604 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 163,151 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 162,566 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 163,075 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 164,934 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 165,308 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 164,693 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 165,536 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 167,539 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 167,943 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 170,764 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 172,706 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 173,196 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 172,702 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 170,298 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 166,695 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 164,438 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 163,541 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 162,369 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 161,503 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 160,286 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 157,733 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 336,666 | 326,467 | 351,197 | 10 |
| 1970s | 326,100 | 314,671 | 336,167 | 10 |
| 1980s | 337,298 | 307,669 | 353,971 | 10 |
| 1990s | 267,056 | 228,334 | 297,293 | 10 |
| 2000s | 174,592 | 162,566 | 213,334 | 10 |
| 2010s | 169,207 | 164,693 | 173,196 | 10 |
| 2020s | 161,645 | 157,733 | 164,438 | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.6417 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.3459 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3121 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, male in Bulgaria?
- Population ages 05-09, male in Bulgaria was 157,733 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 353,971 in 1983.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,733 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population ages 05-09, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 127th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 05-09, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 5 to 9.