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