Bulgaria

Net migration rate in Bulgaria

Net migration rate in Bulgaria: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 1950 and 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
0.8 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
+1 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
81 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-1 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in BulgariaNet migration rate in Bulgaria: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 1950 and 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -1 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -9.5 per 1,000 people and 5.8 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -1 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -9.5 per 1,000 people and 5.8 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 4.4 per 1,000 people in 2020, the lowest -14.1 per 1,000 people in 1992.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearBulgaria
20230.8
20223.9
20211.7
20204.4
2019-0.3
2018-0.6
2017-0.9
2016-1.3
2015-0.6
2014-0.3
2013-0.2
2012-3.6
2011-3.2
2010-2.9
2009-2.5
2008-2.3
2007-2.2
2006-2
2005-1.9
2004-1.8
2003-1.7
2002-1.6
2001-3.9
2000-3.3
1999-3
1998-2.9
1997-2.8
1996-2.6
1995-2.6
1994-2.5
1993-2.4
1992-14.1
1991-13.7
1990-13.2
1989-12.8
19880
19870
19860.1
1985-2.1
1984-0.1
1983-0.2
1982-0.2
1981-0.2
1980-0.2
1979-0.1
1978-7.1
1977-1.4
1976-0.3
1975-4.4
1974-0.2
1973-0.6
1972-1.3
1971-0.9
1970-1.3
1969-0.4
1968-0
1967-0.1
1966-0
1965-0.2
19640.1
19630.1
19620.1
19610
1960-0.1
19590
1958-0
1957-0.1
1956-3.5
1955-3.6
1954-3.2
1953-3.2
1952-3.5
1951-3.9
1950-0.2
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBulgaria
20240.1-5.1–4.8
2025-0.4-6.2–5.4
2026-0.9-7.7–5.3
2027-1.1-8.4–5.4
2028-1.3-9–5.7
2029-1.4-9.1–6
2030-1.5-9.6–5.4
2031-1.4-9.4–5.3
2032-1.3-8.8–5.5
2033-1.4-9.5–5.4
2034-1.4-9.8–5.7
2035-1.4-9.4–5.8
2036-1.6-9.1–5.8
2037-1.6-9.4–5.7
2038-1.5-9.2–5.7
2039-1.6-9.6–5.8
2040-1.6-9–6.1
2041-1.6-10–5.6
2042-1.5-9.3–6.4
2043-1.4-9.1–6.5
2044-1.4-9.4–6.1
2045-1.4-9.3–6
2046-1.4-9.2–6.3
2047-1.5-8.9–5.8
2048-1.4-9.2–5.9
2049-1.4-9.7–5.8
2050-1.3-9.2–6.3
2051-1.3-9.2–6.5
2052-1.2-9.2–6.5
2053-1.3-9.1–5.9
2054-1.3-9.5–5.5
2055-1.2-9.5–6.1
2056-1.2-9.3–6.2
2057-1.2-9.6–6.3
2058-1.1-9.3–6.4
2059-1.2-9.5–6.1
2060-1.3-9.3–6.6
2061-1.3-9.6–6.2
2062-1.2-9.5–6
2063-1.2-9.4–5.7
2064-1.3-9.5–5.8
2065-1.3-9.9–5.6
2066-1.2-9.5–5.9
2067-1.2-9.7–6.3
2068-1.1-9.3–6.2
2069-1.1-9.5–6
2070-1.2-9.9–6.5
2071-1.2-9.2–6.1
2072-1.2-9.2–6.1
2073-1.3-9.3–6
2074-1.3-9.7–5.8
2075-1.2-9.9–6
2076-1.1-9.8–6.4
2077-1.2-9.6–6.5
2078-1.2-9.4–6.3
2079-1.3-9.5–6.3
2080-1.3-9.8–6.4
2081-1-9.7–7
2082-1.1-9.4–6.4
2083-1-9.9–6.2
2084-1.1-10.1–6.3
2085-1.1-10.1–6.6
2086-1.1-9.6–6.8
2087-1-9.6–6.6
2088-1-9.9–6.6
2089-1-10.1–6.5
2090-0.9-9.5–6.6
2091-1-9.8–6.3
2092-1-9.6–6.1
2093-1-10.1–5.9
2094-1-10.1–6.1
2095-1-9.7–6.5
2096-1.1-10.1–5.6
2097-1-10.1–5.6
2098-1-9.9–6.2
2099-1-9.7–5.5
2100-1-9.5–5.8

Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

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