Population ages 55-59, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population ages 55-59, female was 225,051 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
225,051
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
87th
of 218 countries
All-time high
304,651
in 1983
All-time low
183,732
in 1974
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 55-59, female 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 225,051 for population ages 55-59, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Bulgaria peaked at 304,651 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 183,732, in 1974.
Bulgaria ranks 87th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 200,452 | — |
| 1961 | 205,855 | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 214,193 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 220,443 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 225,247 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 231,952 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 235,828 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 237,684 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 234,529 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 232,452 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 236,409 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 228,869 | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 206,695 | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 189,960 | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 183,732 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 185,505 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 204,524 | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 235,949 | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 267,674 | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 288,892 | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 297,304 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 301,589 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 304,547 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 304,651 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 302,255 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 299,051 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 295,842 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 293,659 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 294,435 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 293,878 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 291,309 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 288,286 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 282,575 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 273,032 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 262,740 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 254,481 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 249,957 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 247,713 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 248,804 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 251,243 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 255,474 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 260,362 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 265,810 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 273,885 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 283,881 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 293,571 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 295,182 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 291,643 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 288,599 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 282,958 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 275,625 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 271,799 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 270,147 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 262,484 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 256,585 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 250,275 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 244,070 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 238,832 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 233,879 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 229,420 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 225,310 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 220,414 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 215,496 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 215,236 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 219,747 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 225,051 | +2.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 225,051 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73,733, 3.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 225,051 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 182,011, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 223,864 | 200,452 | 237,684 | 10 |
| 1970s | 222,821 | 183,732 | 288,892 | 10 |
| 1980s | 298,721 | 293,659 | 304,651 | 10 |
| 1990s | 265,014 | 247,713 | 291,309 | 10 |
| 2000s | 279,136 | 255,474 | 295,182 | 10 |
| 2010s | 253,312 | 229,420 | 275,625 | 10 |
| 2020s | 220,209 | 215,236 | 225,310 | 6 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female in Bulgaria?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Bulgaria was 225,051 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 55-59, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 304,651 in 1983.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 183,732 in 1974.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 87th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59.