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Bulgaria: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 6,465,097 (2022)
Population Growth Rate -6.187 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 57.168 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 76.363 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 5.3 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 71.515 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 41.53 billion kWh (2021) #58
Consumption 30.32 billion kWh (2021) #66
Exports 10.64 billion kWh (2021) #22
Imports 1.86 billion kWh (2021) #61
Renewable Electricity Generation 8.33 billion kWh (2021) #73

Oil

Ranking
Production 6.14 thousand bbl/day (2021) #97
Consumption 94.41 thousand bbl/day (2021) #82
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 129.3 thousand bbl/day (2013) #40
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.015 billion bbl (2021) #84

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 3.69 billion cu ft (2015) #83
Consumption (Dry) 119.27 billion cu ft (2021) #71
Exports (Dry) 0.27 billion cu ft (2021) #56
Imports (Dry) 116.21 billion cu ft (2021) #47
Proved Reserves 0.2 trillion cu ft (2021) #85

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 68 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 8,387,160 (2018 est.)
Highways 19,512 km (2011)
Internet Users 4,274,328 (2016 est.)
Railways 5,144 km (2014)
Telephones 1,120,392 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey
Total Area110,879 sq. km
Land Area108,489 sq. km
Water Area2,390 sq. km
Coastline354 km
Climatetemperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers
Terrainmostly mountains with lowlands in north and southeast
Lowest PointBlack Sea 0 m
Highest Point Musala 2,925 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020