{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-population-50-64","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-population-50-64","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-population-50-64/","title":"Bulgaria Pre-Retirement Population (50–64) (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Pre-Retirement Population (50–64): 1,398,418 number of persons in 2025, +0.7% 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 Pre-Retirement Population (50–64)","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":"1,398,418","unit":"number of persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.7%","unit":"number of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Pre-Retirement Population (50–64)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":1561678},{"period":"2006","value":1575042},{"period":"2007","value":1585899},{"period":"2008","value":1589535},{"period":"2009","value":1590841},{"period":"2010","value":1590037},{"period":"2011","value":1583104},{"period":"2012","value":1563575},{"period":"2013","value":1565433},{"period":"2014","value":1544657},{"period":"2015","value":1517848},{"period":"2016","value":1484150},{"period":"2017","value":1458672},{"period":"2018","value":1437214},{"period":"2019","value":1420071},{"period":"2020","value":1417475},{"period":"2021","value":1408533},{"period":"2022","value":1394862},{"period":"2023","value":1385268},{"period":"2024","value":1388797},{"period":"2025","value":1398418}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"1398418.0","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2024","value":"1388797.0","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1385268.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1394862.0","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1408533.0","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1417475.0","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1420071.0","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1437214.0","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1458672.0","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1484150.0","yoyChange":"-2.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1517848.0","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1544657.0","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1565433.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1563575.0","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2011","value":"1583104.0","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2010","value":"1590037.0","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"1590841.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"1589535.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2007","value":"1585899.0","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"1575042.0","yoyChange":"+0.9%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the pre-retirement population aged 50-64 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 1,590,841 number of persons in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,385,268 in 2023. The latest reading of 1,398,418 in 2025 represents a change of +0.7%."}]}