Bulgaria Crude Death Rate (2025)
Bulgaria's Crude Death Rate: 15.5 deaths per 1,000 population in 2025, -0.6% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_GIND), 2005–2025.
Bulgaria (2025)
15.5
deaths per 1,000 population
-0.6% YoY
YoY Change
-0.6%
deaths per 1,000 population
Trend
down
Series length
21
years of data
Data
| Year | deaths per 1,000 population | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.5 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 15.6 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 15.7 | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 18.4 | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 22.9 | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 19 | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 16.3 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.2 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.1 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 15.6 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 15.8 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 15.4 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 14.6 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 15 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 14.7 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 14.9 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 14.5 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 14.8 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.9 | +0.7% |
About this Dataset
Bulgaria recorded 15.5 deaths per 1,000 population in 2025. The latest change was -0.1. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 14.5 in 2009 to 22.9 in 2021.
This page tracks the crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 population) in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. Highlight the COVID-19 excess mortality spike.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 population) in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. Highlight the COVID-19 excess mortality spike. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).
The series peaked at 22.9 deaths per 1,000 population in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 14.5 in 2009. The latest reading of 15.5 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1.