🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Elections
- Last national election: 27 Oct 2024 (National Assembly)
- Next election: 2028 (expected)
- European Parliament: 6–9 June 2024 (next 2029)
The “Since election” column shows how each metric has moved from the last national election (baseline year nearest 2024) to the latest figure.
Economics
| Metric | Value | Change (YoY) | Since election (2024) | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP ⚠️ | €116.0 bn | ▲ +€11.0 bn (+10.5%) | ▲ +€11.0 bn (+10.5%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| GDP per capita | €18,060 | ▲ +€1,800 (+11.1%) | ▲ +€1,800 (+11.1%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Annual net earnings (single) | €13,017 | ▲ +€1,136 (+9.6%) | ▲ +€1,136 (+9.6%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 % | ▼ −0.7 % (−16.7%) | ▼ −0.7 % (−16.7%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Inflation (HICP) | 3.5 % | ▲ +0.9 % (+34.6%) | ▲ +0.9 % (+34.6%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Household electricity price | €0.14/kWh | ▲ +€0.01/kWh (+11.5%) | ▲ +€0.01/kWh (+11.5%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| House price index ⚠️ | 249 (2015=100) | ▲ +32 (2015=100) (+14.7%) | ▲ +32 (2015=100) (+14.7%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Business density (per 10k inhab.) | 647 | ▲ +20 (+3.2%) | ▲ +1 (+0.2%) | Eurostat | 2024 |
| Active startups (approx.) | 1,200 | — | — | Dealroom (approx.) | 2023 |
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Yearly values, newest on the right. Axes are scaled to the plotted range, not to zero.
Demographics
| Metric | Value | Change (YoY) | Since election (2024) | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,437,360 | ▼ −8,121 (−0.1%) | ▼ −8,121 (−0.1%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Population growth | -0.2 % | ▼ −0.1 % (−100.0%) | ▼ −0.1 % (−100.0%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Median age | 47.3 yrs | ▲ +0.2 yrs (+0.4%) | ▲ +0.2 yrs (+0.4%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.7 | ▼ −0.1 (−5.0%) | no change | Eurostat | 2024 |
| Net migration rate | 5.5 per 1,000 | ▼ −0.6 per 1,000 (−9.8%) | ▼ −0.6 per 1,000 (−9.8%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.8 % | ▲ +0.5 % (+15.2%) | ▲ +0.5 % (+15.2%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Education index | 0.74 | — | — | UNDP (HDI) | 2022 |
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Yearly values, newest on the right. Axes are scaled to the plotted range, not to zero.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Change (YoY) | Since election (2024) | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intentional homicide rate | 1.2 per 100k | no change | no change | Eurostat | 2024 |
| Robbery ⚠️ | 14.2 per 100k | ▲ +0.3 per 100k (+2.2%) | no change | Eurostat | 2024 |
| Burglary ⚠️ | 46.1 per 100k | ▼ −5.7 per 100k (−11.0%) | no change | Eurostat | 2024 |
| Theft ⚠️ | 381.8 per 100k | ▼ −23.8 per 100k (−5.9%) | no change | Eurostat | 2024 |
| Serious assault ⚠️ | 82.2 per 100k | ▲ +22.4 per 100k (+37.5%) | no change | Eurostat | 2024 |
| Rape ⚠️ | 1.7 per 100k | ▲ +0.5 per 100k (+41.7%) | no change | Eurostat | 2024 |
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Yearly values, newest on the right. Axes are scaled to the plotted range, not to zero.
Housing
| Metric | Value | Change (YoY) | Since election (2024) | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air conditioning (households) | 25.0 % | — | — | Estimate (unverified) | 2024 |
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