Population, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population, female was 51.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in Bulgaria, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Bulgaria stood at 51.6%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Bulgaria peaked at 51.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1966.
That places Bulgaria 34th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Population, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.1% | — |
| 1961 | 50.1% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 50.1% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 50.5% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 50.2% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 50.7% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 51.3% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 51.3% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.5% | 51.6% | 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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0189 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Bulgaria?
- Population, female in Bulgaria was 51.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1966.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.