{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-population-working-age","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-population-working-age","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-population-working-age/","title":"Bulgaria Working-Age Population (15–64) (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Working-Age Population (15–64): 3,991,272 number of persons in 2025, -0.3% 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 Working-Age Population (15–64)","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":"3,991,272","unit":"number of persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.3% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.3%","unit":"number of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Working-Age Population (15–64)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":5297358},{"period":"2006","value":5270029},{"period":"2007","value":5235388},{"period":"2008","value":5193519},{"period":"2009","value":5147164},{"period":"2010","value":5097115},{"period":"2011","value":5033849},{"period":"2012","value":4966189},{"period":"2013","value":4807851},{"period":"2014","value":4709758},{"period":"2015","value":4613267},{"period":"2016","value":4512841},{"period":"2017","value":4418298},{"period":"2018","value":4325143},{"period":"2019","value":4232569},{"period":"2020","value":4144270},{"period":"2021","value":4105729},{"period":"2022","value":4047300},{"period":"2023","value":4018908},{"period":"2024","value":4003547},{"period":"2025","value":3991272}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"3991272.0","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2024","value":"4003547.0","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2023","value":"4018908.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"4047300.0","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"4105729.0","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2020","value":"4144270.0","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"4232569.0","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"4325143.0","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"4418298.0","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"4512841.0","yoyChange":"-2.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"4613267.0","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2014","value":"4709758.0","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"4807851.0","yoyChange":"-3.2%"},{"year":"2012","value":"4966189.0","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"5033849.0","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"5097115.0","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"5147164.0","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2008","value":"5193519.0","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2007","value":"5235388.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"5270029.0","yoyChange":"-0.5%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the absolute working-age population (15-64) 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 5,297,358 number of persons in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3,991,272 in 2025. The latest reading of 3,991,272 in 2025 represents a change of -0.3%."}]}