The total population in Bulgaria was last recorded at 7.2 million people in 2014 from 7.9 million in 1960, changing -9 percent during the last 50 years. Population in Bulgaria averaged 8.30 Million from 1960 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 8.98 Million in 1988 and a record low of 7.20 Million in 2014. Population in Bulgaria is reported by the National Statistical Institute, Bulgaria.