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Bulgaria
Last update: 2025-08-01
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$1107.64 (2023)
Inflation rate
9.44% (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.3% (2023)
Below the poverty line
20.6% (2022)
Gini coefficient
39 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
39%
Smoking men
40.9%
Smoking women
37.1%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
110879
Land area
108489
Water area
2390
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
80.23%
iOS
19.61%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+359
Internet domain
.bg
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
117 (2022)
Internet user penetration
80% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
36% (2023)
General information
Сontinent
Eastern Europe
Region
Eastern Europe
Political unions
EU
Time zone
UTC+2
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
BG
Capital
Sofia
Official language
Bulgarian
Average consumer spendings
Food products
20.7%
Alcohol and tobacco
4.8%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
11.18
Beer
4.44
Wine
1.72
Spirits
4.96
Other alcohol
0.06
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
6782659
Male population
3303491
Female population
3479168
Population growth rate
-0.66% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
7.9 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
14.2 (2024)
Urbanization
76.7% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
BBB (2017)
Moody's
Baa1 (2020)
Standard & Poors
BBB (2019)
Age structure
0-14 years
13.8%
15-64 years
65.2%
65+ years
21%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Non-religious
4.7%
Not specified
20.7%
Current as of
2021
Last update: 2025-08-01