Bulgaria AI Report
Date: July 4, 2025
Bulgaria is a mid-size country with 0.1% of the world's population. Bulgaria is a democratic republic country. It has 10 world heritage sites.
Bulgaria is the 108th ranked country in population and 101st ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.



Bulgaria is the 12th highest ranked in Doctors (Per 10,000) out of all the 195 countries.This implies better investment in healthcare infrastructure or may also indicate a higher population in this country
Bulgaria is the 33rd highest ranked in Pharmacists (Per 10,000) out of all the 195 countries.This implies better investment in healthcare infrastructure or may also imply a higher population in this country
The Average GDP Per Capita (USD) of 195 countries in the world is 18,051. Bulgaria is the 58th highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This implies that this country is a developed country.
Bulgaria is the 65th highest ranked in Literacy Rate (%) out of all the 195 countries.This indicates that there is a better educational infrastructure in this country as compared to other countries.


The Average Enrolment in primary edu. of 195 countries in the world is 9,629,078. Bulgaria is the 62nd worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This may take into context a lower country population, or imply that lesser people in this country pursue primary education when compared to other countries.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Bulgaria is the 77th worst ranked in Employment in Agriculture . This may indicate that a significant portion of population is living in urban areas or simply imply that the country is developed
The Average Rural Pop. of 195 countries in the world is 18,013,759. Bulgaria is the 84th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate that there is a high degree of industrialisation, or better urbanisation and development policies in place in comparison to other countries.
Bulgaria is the 87th worst ranked in Enrolment in secondary edu. out of all the 195 countries.This may take into context a lower country population, or imply that lesser people in this country pursue secondary education when compared to other countries.
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Bulgarian | # People | 31,547 | 1 | 1125 | ||
2 | Bulgarian as a % of total Bulgarian speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1127 | ||
3 | Macedonian | # People | 7,261 | 2 | 1125 | ||
4 | Macedonian as a % of total Macedonian speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1129 | ||
5 | Turkish | # People | 420,564 | 5 | 1126 | ||
6 | Turkish as a % of total Turkish speakers | % People | 0 | 5 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Armenian as a % of total Armenian speakers | % People | 0 | 19 | 1232 | ||
2 | Armenian | # People | 26,254 | 17 | 1230 | ||
3 | Czech as a % of total Czech speakers | % People | 0 | 8 | 1230 | ||
4 | Danish as a % of total Danish speakers | % People | 0 | 8 | 1232 | ||
5 | Czech | # People | 46,527 | 8 | 1231 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 1 | 1129 | ||
2 | 1M+ Cities per 100000 ( 1M+ Cities/ Tot Pop.)* 100000 | 0 | 20 | 1129 | |||
3 | 1M+ Cities Ratio ( 1M+ Cities/ # Cities> 100000) | 0 | 46 | 1130 | |||
4 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 55 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 139 | 1230 | ||
2 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 73 | 1230 | ||
3 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 65 | 1233 | ||
4 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 112 | 1231 | ||
5 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 46 | 1233 | ||
6 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 94 | 1230 | ||
7 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 1 | 39 | 1233 | ||
8 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 77 | 1231 | ||
9 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 73 | 1233 | ||
10 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 63 | 1232 | ||
11 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 59 | 1230 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 5 | 1126 | ||
2 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 26 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 176 | 1230 | ||
2 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 167 | 1235 | ||
3 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 312 | 126 | 1232 | ||
4 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 123 | 1233 | ||
5 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 109 | 1232 | ||
6 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 109 | 1230 | ||
7 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 108 | 1230 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 21 | 12 | 1129 | ||
2 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 14 | 1128 | ||
3 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 33 | 1125 | ||
4 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 72 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 76 | 1235 | ||
2 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 164,032 | 76 | 1234 | ||
3 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 46 | 67 | 1235 | ||
4 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 55 | 1235 | ||
5 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 49 | 1235 | ||
6 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 40 | 1232 | ||
7 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 28 | 1235 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Lawyers Per 100K | People Per 100K | 160 | 13 | 1129 | ||
2 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 15 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 96 | 1233 | ||
2 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 97 | 1231 | ||
3 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 70 | 1232 | ||
4 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 57 | 1235 | ||
5 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 61 | 1234 | ||
6 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 55 | 1234 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 16 | 1125 | ||
2 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 49 | 1127 | ||
3 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 56 | 1126 | ||
4 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 65 | 1127 | ||
5 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 68 | 1125 | ||
6 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 69 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 130 | 1233 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 130 | 1231 | ||
3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 126 | 1232 | ||
4 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 119 | 1231 | ||
5 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 103 | 1234 | ||
6 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 96 | 1230 | ||
7 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 77 | 1230 | ||
8 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 90 | 1233 | ||
9 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 89 | 1234 | ||
10 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 87 | 1232 | ||
11 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 78 | 1230 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 22 | 1129 | ||
2 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 33 | 1125 | ||
3 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 56 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 82 | 1234 | ||
2 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 83 | 1232 | ||
3 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 72 | 1235 | ||
4 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 69 | 1232 | ||
5 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 70 | 1231 | ||
6 | Jewish Pop./Total Jewish Pop. % | % People | 0 | 46 | 1234 | ||
7 | Silver Medal | Count | 3 | 40 | 1233 | ||
8 | Jewish Population | # People | 78,295 | 48 | 1231 | ||
9 | Jewish Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 0 | 42 | 1235 | ||
10 | Bronze Medal | Count | 4 | 25 | 1235 | ||
11 | Total Medals | Count | 12 | 28 | 1232 | ||
12 | Gold Medal | Count | 3 | 20 | 1231 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 33 | 1126 | ||
2 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 25 | 39 | 1129 | ||
3 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 90 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 112 | 1230 | ||
2 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 90 | 1232 | ||
3 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 35 | 85 | 1230 | ||
4 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 84 | 1234 | ||
5 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 74 | 1232 | ||
6 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,388,891 | 74 | 1233 | ||
7 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 71 | 1234 | ||
8 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 71 | 1235 | ||
9 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 62 | 1235 | ||
10 | Twitter users | # People | 3,173,740 | 65 | 1234 | ||
11 | Facebook users | # People | 6,757,917 | 59 | 1234 | ||
12 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 59 | 1230 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 34 | 1128 | |||
2 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 45 | 1125 | ||
3 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 45 | 1130 | |||
4 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 56 | 1130 | |||
5 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,051 | 58 | 1129 | ||
6 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,228 | 82 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 174 | 1231 | ||
2 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 65 | 1231 | ||
3 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 597 | 65 | 1230 | ||
4 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 59 | 1231 | ||
5 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 58 | 1232 | ||
6 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 57 | 1230 | |||
7 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 52 | 1232 | ||
8 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 51 | 1232 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 65 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 191 | 1231 | ||
2 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 190 | 1235 | ||
3 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 164 | 1235 | ||
4 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 161 | 1235 | ||
5 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 136 | 1232 | ||
6 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 134 | 1230 | ||
7 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 124 | 1235 | ||
8 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 109 | 1233 | ||
9 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 108 | 1233 | ||
10 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 102 | 1230 | ||
11 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 96 | 1235 | ||
12 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 96 | 1232 | ||
13 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 95 | 1232 | ||
14 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 77 | 1231 | ||
15 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 75 | 1231 | ||
16 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 67 | 1231 | ||
17 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 63 | 1232 | ||
18 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 53 | 1233 | ||
19 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 29 | 1233 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 75 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 93 | 1234 | ||
2 | # Theaters | Count | 310 | 35 | 1232 | ||
3 | Theaters/Total Theaters %. | Percent | 0 | 35 | 1230 | ||
4 | Theaters per 100000 | Ratio | 1 | 29 | 1230 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 84 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 119 | 1234 | ||
2 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 122 | 1233 | ||
3 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 120 | 1230 | ||
4 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 120 | 1234 | ||
5 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 95 | 1232 | ||
6 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 97 | 1233 | ||
7 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 97 | 1233 | ||
8 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 95 | 1235 | ||
9 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 92 | 1233 | ||
10 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 95 | 1232 | ||
11 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 216,389 | 77 | 1230 | ||
12 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 4,369,531 | 86 | 1233 | ||
13 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 88 | 1230 | ||
14 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 83 | 1235 | ||
15 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 75 | 1231 | ||
16 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 80 | 1230 | ||
17 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 78 | 1232 | ||
18 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 78 | 1230 | ||
19 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 74 | 1231 | |||
20 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 78 | 1234 | ||
21 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 78 | 1234 | ||
22 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 66 | 1235 | ||
23 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,684,006 | 63 | 1235 | ||
24 | Apple Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 1,044,287 | 63 | 1234 | ||
25 | Apple Production (% of Total Apple Production) | Percent | 1 | 62 | 1233 | ||
26 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 56 | 1233 | ||
27 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 61 | 1234 | ||
28 | Cotton Production (% of Total Cotton Production) | Percent | 1 | 51 | 1234 | ||
29 | Cotton Production (in 1000 480 lb. Bales) | Weight | 1,707 | 54 | 1230 | ||
30 | Barley prod. | Tons | 1,576,534 | 33 | 1231 | ||
31 | Barley Produced/Total Barley Produced.% | Weight | 1 | 33 | 1234 | ||
32 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,698,590 | 22 | 1234 | ||
33 | Wheat Produced /Total Wheat Produced. %. | Weight | 0 | 21 | 1231 | ||
34 | Coal Production (in 1000 metric tons) | Weight | 121,850 | 18 | 1231 | ||
35 | Coal Production (% of Total Coal Production) | Percent | 1 | 18 | 1233 | ||
36 | Buffalo Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 7,516,792 | 17 | 1234 | ||
37 | Buffalo Milk Production (% of Total Buffalo Milk Production) | Percent | 4 | 16 | 1235 |
LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. Bulgarian
: 5,159,024
- 2. Turkish
: 527,000
Mother Tongue : Bulgarian
Literacy Rate (%) : 98.4
Country Capital | : | Sofia |
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GDP Per capita | : | 18,522 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 58th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 76 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 4 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 5,449,013 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 90th/195 |
Area | : | 108,396 |
Area Rank | : | 101st/195 |
Total Population | : | 6,715 |
Total Population Rank | : | 108th/195 |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Bulgaria
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Burgas | 192,386 |
2 | Pleven | 109,361 |
3 | Plovdiv | 317,521 |
4 | Ruse | 137,365 |
5 | Sliven | 109,903 |
6 | Sofia | 1,263,217 |
7 | Stara Zagora | 140,838 |
8 | Varna | 315,623 |
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