Where does this data come from?

Name: Population (1 January) — Yugozapaden (NUTS-2 BG41)
Creator: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)

It is collected directly from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code BG-41.POP.A.NSA.

Population (1 January) — Yugozapaden (NUTS-2 BG41)

AnnualNot seasonally adjustedCode BG-41.POP.A.NSA

Latest2,022,982 persons2025

Previous2,019,167 persons2024

Year ago2,019,167 persons2024

Population (1 January) — Yugozapaden (NUTS-2 BG41) was 2,022,982 persons in 2025, up 0.2% from 2024.

That is the highest reading since 2021.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2,016,554 persons (2023) to 2,092,375 persons (2015), averaging 2,044,072 persons.

Population (1 January) — Yugozapaden (NUTS-2 BG41) (persons), 1990 – 2025. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).

Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.

Recent data

Period	Value
2025	2,022,982 persons
2024	2,019,167 persons
2023	2,016,554 persons
2022	2,018,500 persons
2021	2,024,977 persons
2020	2,034,417 persons
2019	2,046,676 persons
2018	2,058,448 persons
2017	2,069,800 persons
2016	2,080,898 persons
2015	2,092,375 persons
2014	2,103,080 persons
2013	2,113,717 persons
2012	2,131,233 persons
2011	2,133,731 persons
2010	2,132,634 persons
2009	2,129,855 persons
2008	2,127,498 persons
2007	2,126,182 persons
2006	2,124,449 persons
2005	2,122,105 persons
2004	2,118,410 persons
2003	2,113,323 persons
2002	2,107,264 persons

Last 24 observations. The full history (32 observations) is available through the API.

Get Population (1 January) — Yugozapaden (NUTS-2 BG41) in your code or spreadsheet

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-41.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-41.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]

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About this series

Latest observation	2025
First observation	1990
Observations	32
Frequency	Annual
Units	persons
Adjustment	Not seasonally adjusted
10-year high	2,092,375 persons (2015)
10-year low	2,016,554 persons (2023)
10-year average	2,044,072 persons
Source agency	Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
Makrognosis code	BG-41.POP.A.NSA

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

Other Bulgaria indicators

GDP — Yugozapaden (NUTS-2 BG41)Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Yugozapaden (NUTS-2 BG41)Employment Rate (20-64) — Yugozapaden (NUTS-2 BG41)

National figure

Bulgaria Population, 1 January

FAQ

Where does this data come from?: It is collected directly from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code BG-41.POP.A.NSA.

Last updated 2026-07-12. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “Population (1 January) — Yugozapaden (NUTS-2 BG41)”.