{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-population-25-49","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-population-25-49","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-population-25-49/","title":"Bulgaria Core Working-Age Population (25–49) (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Core Working-Age Population (25–49): 1,983,158 number of persons in 2025, -1.9% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_PJANGROUP), 2005–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"number of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Core Working-Age Population (25–49)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_PJANGROUP/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2025)","value":"1,983,158","unit":"number of persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.9%","unit":"number of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Core Working-Age Population (25–49)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":2706957},{"period":"2006","value":2683811},{"period":"2007","value":2660659},{"period":"2008","value":2639518},{"period":"2009","value":2619244},{"period":"2010","value":2601405},{"period":"2011","value":2580731},{"period":"2012","value":2568487},{"period":"2013","value":2469679},{"period":"2014","value":2441093},{"period":"2015","value":2413112},{"period":"2016","value":2384113},{"period":"2017","value":2350578},{"period":"2018","value":2309045},{"period":"2019","value":2257677},{"period":"2020","value":2190246},{"period":"2021","value":2152570},{"period":"2022","value":2097811},{"period":"2023","value":2059879},{"period":"2024","value":2022049},{"period":"2025","value":1983158}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"1983158.0","yoyChange":"-1.9%"},{"year":"2024","value":"2022049.0","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"2059879.0","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2022","value":"2097811.0","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2021","value":"2152570.0","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2190246.0","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2257677.0","yoyChange":"-2.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"2309045.0","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2017","value":"2350578.0","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"2384113.0","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"2413112.0","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"2441093.0","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2469679.0","yoyChange":"-3.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2568487.0","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2580731.0","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2601405.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"2619244.0","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"2639518.0","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2007","value":"2660659.0","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2006","value":"2683811.0","yoyChange":"-0.9%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the prime working-age population (25-49) in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2,706,957 number of persons in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,983,158 in 2025. The latest reading of 1,983,158 in 2025 represents a change of -1.9%."}]}