Bulgarians are the main ethnic group in Bulgaria, according to the census of the population in 2024 they are 7,000,000 people, or 86% of the country's population.[1]
Number and share of Bulgarians according to the census over the years:[2]
| Year | Share (in %) | Number | |
| 77.1 | 2 888 219 | ||
| 79.4 | 3 203 810 | ||
| 81.1 | 3 518 756 | ||
| 83.3 | 4 036 056 | ||
| 83.2 | 4 557 706 | ||
| 85.6 | 5 204 217 | ||
| 84.0 | 5 903 580 | ||
| 85.5 | 6 506 541 | ||
| 87.9 | 7 231 243 | ||
| 90.9 | 7 930 024 | ||
| 85.7 | 7 271 185 | ||
| 83.9 | 6 655 210 | ||
| 76.9 | 5 664 624 |
Number and share of Bulgarians according to the census over the years by provinces:[3] [4]
| Province | Number | Share (in %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2011 | 2001 | 2011 | ||
| Total | 6,655,210 | 5,664,624 | 83.9 | 76.9 | |
| 286,491 | 251,097 | 83.97 | 77.60 | ||
| 338,625 | 298,128 | 79.94 | 71.69 | ||
| 164,204 | 131,114 | 76.29 | 69.12 | ||
| 131,494 | 106,406 | 91.23 | 86.71 | ||
| 224,757 | 180,541 | 80.99 | 73.31 | ||
| 55,939 | 39,519 | 34.10 | 25.86 | ||
| 152,644 | 121,351 | 93.91 | 88.78 | ||
| 152,194 | 118,346 | 89.55 | 83.68 | ||
| 157,507 | 123,820 | 86.41 | 83.60 | ||
| 261,260 | 206,110 | 84.08 | 74.80 | ||
| 145,642 | 120,929 | 97.20 | 90.55 | ||
| 280,475 | 219,612 | 89.90 | 81.41 | ||
| 621,338 | 540,303 | 86.80 | 79.10 | ||
| 67,069 | 49,229 | 44.00 | 39.32 | ||
| 213,408 | 176,413 | 80.18 | 74.98 | ||
| 123,084 | 99,446 | 60.22 | 55.08 | ||
| 84,178 | 64,050 | 59.28 | 53.60 | ||
| 163,188 | 132,697 | 74.69 | 67.19 | ||
| 122,806 | 86,847 | 87.67 | 71.33 | ||
| 253,536 | 210,974 | 92.78 | 85.24 | ||
| 1,124,240 | 1,136,433 | 96.01 | 87.98 | ||
| 319,379 | 265,618 | 86.17 | 79.70 | ||
| 76,294 | 58,371 | 55.41 | 48.31 | ||
| 393,884 | 371,048 | 85.25 | 78.10 | ||
| 259,099 | 211,353 | 88.37 | 81.76 | ||
| 118,543 | 86,802 | 91.13 | 85.92 | ||
| 223,692 | 151,183 | 92.04 | 80.91 | ||
| 140,240 | 106,884 | 89.85 | 81.31 | ||