Territorial balance of the Republic of Bulgaria by kind of territory - 2025

As of 31 December 2025, the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, computed by the National Statistical Institute using the digital models of the cadastral map of the country, is 110 996.80 square kilometres. According to the types of durable land use (specific purpose of use) of the land properties, the largest area is occupied by agricultural areas - 54.4%, and forest areas - 33.3% of the total area of the country. Urbanised areas cover nearly 5 307.27 square kilometres, or 4.8% of the country’s territory.

The population density as of 31 December 2025, on average for the country, is 57.9 persons per square kilometre. In the urbanised areas, it is 1 210.3 persons per square kilometre, decreasing by 4.4 persons per square kilometre compared to 2024. The highest population density in the urbanised areas is recorded in the districts of Sofia (stolitsa) - 5 053 persons per square kilometre, Blagoevgrad (1 976) and Plovdiv (1 830), and the lowest - in the districts of Vidin (527), Dobrich (569) and Targovishte (610).