Total population that are 65 or older in Bulgaria

Period	Retirement age population	Change
2021	1,543,888	10,038
2020	1,553,926	5,899
2019	1,548,027	12,837
2018	1,535,190	11,980
2017	1,523,210	10,583
2016	1,512,627	13,671
2015	1,498,956	18,652
2014	1,480,304	22,336
2013	1,457,968	20,837
2012	1,437,131	19,881
2011	1,417,250	17,432
2010	1,399,818	10,531
2009	1,389,287	6,207
2008	1,383,080	2,946
2007	1,380,134	1,458
2006	1,378,676	518
2005	1,378,158	638
2004	1,377,520	1,226
2003	1,376,294	2,233
2002	1,374,061	5,877
2001	1,368,184	8,501
2000	1,359,683	11,809
1999	1,347,874	12,005
1998	1,335,869	6,947
1997	1,328,922	5,726
1996	1,323,196	8,069
1995	1,315,127	11,144
1994	1,303,983	14,259
1993	1,289,724	17,324
1992	1,272,400	18,304
1991	1,254,096	19,858
1990	1,234,238	23,786
1989	1,210,452	23,964
1988	1,186,488	21,575
1987	1,164,913	23,210
1986	1,141,703	21,990
1985	1,119,713	15,139
1984	1,104,574	6,374
1983	1,098,200	114
1982	1,098,086	2,968
1981	1,095,118	7,406
1980	1,087,712	14,170
1979	1,073,542	22,013
1978	1,051,529	21,709
1977	1,029,820	23,351
1976	1,006,469	28,315
1975	978,154	29,958
1974	948,196	30,544
1973	917,652	28,476
1972	889,176	26,565
1971	862,611	28,642
1970	833,969	28,427
1969	805,542	27,222
1968	778,320	26,404
1967	751,916	26,549
1966	725,367	28,045
1965	697,322	27,813
1964	669,509	26,080
1963	643,429	21,117
1962	622,312	20,674
1961	601,638	22,153
1960	579,485	15,955
1959	563,530	13,555
1958	549,975	13,980
1957	535,995	8,833
1956	527,162	7,959
1955	519,203	9,709
1954	509,494	9,077
1953	500,417	5,208
1952	495,209	6,212
1951	488,997	12,110
1950	476,887