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Bulgaria vs Luxembourg statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 678K in Luxembourg (ranked 164/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 994 sq mi for Luxembourg (ranked 101st vs. 169th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Luxembourg ranks 73/197 ($93.2B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Luxembourg ranks 3/197 ($137,517).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Luxembourg
Population
6403235
690832
Population rank 111/197 164/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$93.2B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 73/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$137,517
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 3/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$150,772
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$24.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
26.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$35,728
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 20/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$64,450
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
994 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
682 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.25
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
40.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
82.5 years
2025

Bulgaria and Luxembourg: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Luxembourg economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Luxembourg
Year GDP
Bulgaria Luxembourg
1960 - $709,941,874
1961 - $710,163,719
1962 - $747,846,862
1963 - $797,902,154
1964 - $910,877,686
1965 - $929,477,285
1966 - $976,717,015
1967 - $983,052,315
1968 - $1,075,561,623
1969 - $1,245,432,991
1970 - $1,457,768,455
1971 - $1,518,773,421
1972 - $1,901,697,370
1973 - $2,609,875,802
1974 - $3,183,637,117
1975 - $3,123,333,333
1976 - $3,423,586,207
1977 - $3,789,321,328
1978 - $4,718,539,772
1979 - $5,516,982,664
1980 $19,839,230,769 $6,019,805,490
1981 $19,870,000,000 $5,053,665,797
1982 $19,342,000,000 $4,602,316,793
1983 $16,563,666,667 $4,524,217,751
1984 $17,594,944,444 $4,438,435,493
1985 $17,155,421,053 $4,577,211,767
1986 $20,249,294,118 $6,685,595,088
1987 $28,101,000,000 $8,320,902,215
1988 $22,555,941,176 $9,418,167,855
1989 $21,988,444,444 $10,037,674,038
1990 $20,632,090,909 $12,778,792,854
1991 $7,628,738,475 $13,834,219,728
1992 $8,602,887,623 $15,518,702,635
1993 $10,832,064,942 $15,925,521,222
1994 $9,709,240,034 $17,701,798,891
1995 $18,991,484,420 $20,853,093,870
1996 $12,294,964,838 $20,895,314,658
1997 $11,316,127,379 $19,563,836,265
1998 $15,031,055,047 $20,150,053,345
1999 $13,637,098,579 $21,899,317,599
2000 $13,245,990,274 $21,230,182,989
2001 $14,183,446,026 $21,387,533,703
2002 $16,403,043,850 $23,649,833,332
2003 $21,144,957,990 $29,667,268,248
2004 $26,157,743,369 $35,064,843,793
2005 $29,868,657,858 $37,672,280,120
2006 $34,380,536,496 $42,910,146,296
2007 $44,431,257,129 $51,587,401,416
2008 $54,480,684,188 $58,844,277,702
2009 $52,023,801,230 $54,467,289,898
2010 $50,689,051,382 $56,213,985,987
2011 $57,681,293,007 $61,696,281,326
2012 $54,297,052,002 $59,776,383,527
2013 $55,819,262,375 $65,203,276,467
2014 $57,080,897,012 $68,804,811,898
2015 $50,765,918,159 $60,071,584,216
2016 $53,929,397,039 $62,216,885,436
2017 $59,167,647,388 $65,712,180,343
2018 $66,251,582,036 $71,085,623,495
2019 $68,634,004,792 $69,872,035,114
2020 $70,550,652,467 $73,670,782,100
2021 $84,414,122,840 $86,386,759,695
2022 $90,509,236,929 $80,801,680,397
2023 $102,396,840,296 $87,574,021,092
2024 $112,211,952,704 $93,197,329,012

Bulgaria and Luxembourg economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Luxembourg
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Luxembourg
1960 - $2,261
1961 - $2,241
1962 - $2,332
1963 - $2,462
1964 - $2,779
1965 - $2,804
1966 - $2,925
1967 - $2,935
1968 - $3,203
1969 - $3,690
1970 - $4,298
1971 - $4,435
1972 - $5,487
1973 - $7,447
1974 - $8,967
1975 - $8,701
1976 - $9,491
1977 - $10,486
1978 - $13,034
1979 - $15,204
1980 $2,239 $16,531
1981 $2,235 $13,837
1982 $2,169 $12,591
1983 $1,853 $12,374
1984 $1,964 $12,127
1985 $1,915 $12,482
1986 $2,260 $18,150
1987 $3,132 $22,443
1988 $2,511 $25,219
1989 $2,477 $26,618
1990 $2,367 $33,465
1991 $884 $35,747
1992 $1,007 $39,571
1993 $1,279 $40,067
1994 $1,150 $43,933
1995 $2,259 $51,032
1996 $1,470 $50,444
1997 $1,361 $46,642
1998 $1,820 $47,445
1999 $1,661 $50,872
2000 $1,621 $48,660
2001 $1,771 $48,440
2002 $2,093 $53,006
2003 $2,719 $65,689
2004 $3,390 $76,545
2005 $3,900 $80,988
2006 $4,523 $90,789
2007 $5,889 $107,475
2008 $7,271 $120,422
2009 $6,988 $109,420
2010 $6,854 $110,886
2011 $7,850 $119,025
2012 $7,432 $112,585
2013 $7,796 $120,000
2014 $8,070 $123,679
2015 $7,269 $105,462
2016 $7,822 $106,899
2017 $8,697 $110,193
2018 $9,872 $116,927
2019 $10,373 $112,697
2020 $10,770 $116,860
2021 $12,972 $134,966
2022 $14,000 $123,720
2023 $15,884 $131,408
2024 $17,412 $137,517

Bulgaria vs. Luxembourg life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Luxembourg
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Luxembourg
1950 61.5 65.5
1951 60.7 65.9
1952 59.6 66.1
1953 64.2 66.4
1954 64.4 66.7
1955 64.8 67.4
1956 65.2 67.1
1957 66.6 66.9
1958 68.7 68.4
1959 66.6 68.4
1960 69.2 68.8
1961 70.2 69.1
1962 69.5 68.4
1963 70.3 68.7
1964 71.1 68.8
1965 71.3 69.2
1966 71.2 68.9
1967 70.4 69.5
1968 71.2 70
1969 70.5 69.7
1970 71.3 69.2
1971 70.9 69.2
1972 70.9 70.5
1973 71.3 70.3
1974 71.2 70.2
1975 71 70.3
1976 71.4 70.2
1977 70.8 71.5
1978 71.1 71.5
1979 71.2 72.3
1980 71.1 72.4
1981 71.5 72.1
1982 71.1 72.2
1983 71.2 73
1984 71.3 72.7
1985 71 73.3
1986 71.6 74.1
1987 71.3 73.9
1988 71.4 74.3
1989 71.5 74.3
1990 71.3 75
1991 71.2 75
1992 71.2 74.7
1993 71.2 75.4
1994 70.9 75.9
1995 71 75.9
1996 70.8 76.2
1997 70.3 76.4
1998 70.9 76.6
1999 71.6 77
2000 71.6 77.3
2001 71.9 77.5
2002 72.1 77.6
2003 72.4 77.3
2004 72.6 78.7
2005 72.6 78.9
2006 72.7 78.8
2007 73 79.1
2008 73.3 80.1
2009 73.7 79.9
2010 73.8 80.1
2011 74.2 80.3
2012 74.3 80.4
2013 74.8 80.9
2014 74.5 81.2
2015 74.6 81.3
2016 74.8 81.6
2017 74.8 81.1
2018 74.9 81.5
2019 75.1 81.6
2020 73.6 81.4
2021 71.4 81.8
2022 74 82.2
2023 75.6 82.2
2024 75.8 82.4
2025 76 82.5

Bulgaria and Luxembourg population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Luxembourg
Year Population
Bulgaria Luxembourg
1960 7,867,374 313,970
1961 7,943,118 316,845
1962 8,012,946 320,750
1963 8,078,145 324,100
1964 8,144,340 327,750
1965 8,204,168 331,500
1966 8,258,057 333,895
1967 8,310,226 334,995
1968 8,369,603 335,850
1969 8,434,172 337,500
1970 8,489,574 339,171
1971 8,536,395 342,421
1972 8,576,200 346,600
1973 8,620,967 350,450
1974 8,678,745 355,050
1975 8,720,742 358,950
1976 8,758,599 360,731
1977 8,804,183 361,358
1978 8,814,032 362,007
1979 8,825,940 362,856
1980 8,861,535 364,150
1981 8,891,117 365,225
1982 8,917,457 365,525
1983 8,939,738 365,622
1984 8,960,679 365,998
1985 8,960,547 366,706
1986 8,958,171 368,355
1987 8,971,359 370,750
1988 8,981,446 373,450
1989 8,876,972 377,100
1990 8,718,289 381,850
1991 8,632,367 387,000
1992 8,540,164 392,175
1993 8,472,313 397,475
1994 8,443,591 402,925
1995 8,406,067 408,625
1996 8,362,826 414,225
1997 8,312,068 419,450
1998 8,256,786 424,700
1999 8,210,624 430,475
2000 8,170,172 436,300
2001 8,009,142 441,525
2002 7,837,161 446,175
2003 7,775,327 451,630
2004 7,716,860 458,095
2005 7,658,972 465,158
2006 7,601,022 472,637
2007 7,545,338 479,993
2008 7,492,561 488,650
2009 7,444,443 497,783
2010 7,395,599 506,953
2011 7,348,328 518,347
2012 7,305,888 530,946
2013 7,160,005 543,360
2014 7,073,572 556,319
2015 6,984,225 569,604
2016 6,894,139 582,014
2017 6,803,468 596,336
2018 6,710,798 607,950
2019 6,616,726 620,001
2020 6,550,696 630,419
2021 6,507,301 640,064
2022 6,465,097 653,103
2023 6,446,596 666,430
2024 6,444,366 677,717

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Luxembourg

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Luxembourg
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Luxembourg
1960 2.31 2.29
1961 2.29 -
1962 2.24 2.37
1963 2.21 -
1964 2.19 2.34
1965 2.09 2.42
1966 2.03 2.34
1967 2.02 2.24
1968 2.27 2.12
1969 2.27 2.02
1970 2.17 1.97
1971 2.1 1.95
1972 2.03 1.75
1973 2.15 1.58
1974 2.29 1.58
1975 2.23 1.55
1976 2.24 1.48
1977 2.21 1.5
1978 2.15 1.48
1979 2.16 1.48
1980 2.05 1.5
1981 2 1.55
1982 2.01 1.49
1983 2.01 1.43
1984 2.01 1.42
1985 1.97 1.38
1986 2.02 1.43
1987 1.96 1.4
1988 1.97 1.51
1989 1.9 1.52
1990 1.82 1.6
1991 1.66 1.6
1992 1.55 1.64
1993 1.46 1.7
1994 1.37 1.72
1995 1.23 1.7
1996 1.23 1.77
1997 1.09 1.71
1998 1.11 1.68
1999 1.23 1.74
2000 1.26 1.76
2001 1.21 1.66
2002 1.23 1.63
2003 1.26 1.62
2004 1.33 1.66
2005 1.37 1.63
2006 1.44 1.65
2007 1.49 1.61
2008 1.56 1.61
2009 1.66 1.59
2010 1.57 1.63
2011 1.51 1.52
2012 1.5 1.57
2013 1.54 1.55
2014 1.62 1.5
2015 1.64 1.47
2016 1.67 1.41
2017 1.71 1.39
2018 1.73 1.38
2019 1.79 1.34
2020 1.77 1.36
2021 1.8 1.38
2022 1.78 1.31
2023 1.81 1.25

Bulgaria and Luxembourg demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Luxembourg
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Luxembourg
1960 30.4 35.1
1961 30.7 35.1
1962 31 35.1
1963 31.3 35.1
1964 31.6 35.2
1965 32 35.2
1966 32.3 35.2
1967 32.6 35.2
1968 32.8 35.3
1969 33 35.3
1970 33.2 35.3
1971 33.3 35.3
1972 33.5 35.1
1973 33.6 35.1
1974 33.6 35
1975 33.7 35
1976 33.8 34.9
1977 33.9 34.8
1978 34 34.8
1979 34.1 34.8
1980 34.2 34.9
1981 34.4 35
1982 34.6 35.2
1983 34.8 35.4
1984 35 35.6
1985 35.3 35.8
1986 35.6 36
1987 35.8 36.1
1988 35.9 36.2
1989 36.2 36.3
1990 36.6 36.4
1991 37 36.4
1992 37.4 36.5
1993 37.7 36.5
1994 38 36.6
1995 38.3 36.7
1996 38.6 36.8
1997 38.9 37
1998 39.1 37.1
1999 39.4 37.3
2000 39.7 37.3
2001 40 37.3
2002 40.3 37.6
2003 40.6 37.8
2004 40.8 38
2005 41.1 38.2
2006 41.3 38.4
2007 41.5 38.5
2008 41.7 38.7
2009 42 38.8
2010 42.3 38.9
2011 42.5 39
2012 42.8 39.1
2013 43 39.1
2014 43.3 39.2
2015 43.6 39.3
2016 43.8 39.3
2017 44.1 39.4
2018 44.3 39.5
2019 44.6 39.5
2020 44.9 39.6
2021 45 39.7
2022 45.2 39.7
2023 45.3 39.9
2024 45.5 40.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Luxembourg
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$62B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
48.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
3.71%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
0.75%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-0.78%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
6.42%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
81.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
9.01%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
79.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
25%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.8%
2023
Number of billionaires
2
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
28
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$41.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$2.79B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$2.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
525,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
2.98%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
98.8%
2017

Energy

Bulgaria Luxembourg
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
4,592 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$31
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
7.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
10.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
70.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
20.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
2.55%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
109.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
11,428 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
89%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
48.8%
2023
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Luxembourg
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
+5,677
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
92.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
93.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
1.54
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
100%
2000
English speaking
24.9%
2023
57%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
98.8%
2024

Health

Bulgaria Luxembourg
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$7,505
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$654
2023
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
82.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
1.07%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
2.99
2017
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
31.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
2.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
18.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
81
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
23%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Luxembourg
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
1,467 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
342 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
1,786 mi
2019

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