Gender in Bulgaria

251 indicators covering gender for Bulgaria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 2030 down 9.3% 126th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year 2030 down 409.9% 137th
Population 5,551 2030 down 6.4% 108th
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 2030 down 6.4% 108th
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year 2030 down 12.3% 187th
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 2025 down 8.6% 124th
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 2025 down 8.7% 123rd
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 2025 down 7.0% 123rd
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 2025 down 6.1% 122nd
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 2025 down 4.6% 122nd
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 32,554 2025 down 4.2% 122nd
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,940 2025 down 9.3% 125th
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 31,598 2025 down 10.1% 123rd
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,882 2025 down 13.9% 128th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 30,473 2025 down 14.4% 126th
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 29,714 2025 down 14.4% 124th
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 31,325 2025 down 14.0% 124th
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 44.3 2027 down 0.7% 54th
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.907 2025 up 1.0% 23rd
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.861 2025 up 2.3% 39th
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.925 2025 up 0.8% 3rd
Women's Political Participation Index 0.964 2025 up 0.2% 75th
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.907 2025 up 1.0% 23rd
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.907 2025 up 1.0% 23rd
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -0.3297 % change on previous year 2025 94th
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.907 2025 up 1.0% 23rd
Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 20th
Prevalence of obesity, female 17.3% 2024 up 2.4% 144th
Prevalence of obesity, male 23.3% 2024 up 17.1% 74th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 22.42 years 2024 up 3.9% 100th
Life expectancy at age 60, male 16.77 years 2024 down 2.2% 146th
Share of women who are obese 17.3% 2024 up 2.5% 147th
Share of women who are overweight or obese 40.9% 2024 down 4.4% 155th
Share of overweight men vs. women 61.1% 2024 up 4.3% 78th
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 87.6% 2024 up 1.9% 91st
Share of women who are married or in a union 6.9% 2023 down 14.3% 102nd
Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 up 0.0% 17th
Population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 54.1% 130th
Population, annual growth rate -0.0346 % change on previous year 2024 up 97.1% 159th
Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 60.8% 97th
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 211.12 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 16.8% 78th
Women, Business and the Law Index 90.62 index (0–100) 2023 unchanged 43rd
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 5.2% 157th
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Population, per square kilometre 59.38 units per square kilometre 2023 down 10.0% 118th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0009 units per person 2025 up 1.0% 8th
Labor force, female 1.45 million 2025 down 4.8% 102nd
Labor force, female, per capita 0.2248 units per person 2025 up 3.4% 64th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9989 index 2025 up 0.1% 143rd