Number of children under 5 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of children under 5 was 308,119 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 in Bulgaria, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 308,119 people for number of children under 5 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Bulgaria peaked at 749,558 people in 1951 and was at its lowest, 308,119 people, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 125th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 707,099 people | 659,406 people | 749,558 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 642,868 people | 620,460 people | 659,473 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 674,659 people | 646,261 people | 695,713 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 618,926 people | 580,194 people | 677,169 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 436,528 people | 334,392 people | 556,550 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 335,937 people | 323,919 people | 358,713 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 340,598 people | 323,117 people | 362,884 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 311,339 people | 308,119 people | 317,440 people | 4 |
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More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2116 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.08 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.39 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.98 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 162.5 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Bulgaria?
- Number of children under 5 in Bulgaria was 308,119 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 749,558 people in 1951.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,119 people in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of children under 5?
- Bulgaria ranks 125th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.