As of 31 December 2024, 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 110 996.76 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 - 54.5%, and forest areas - 33.3% of the total area of the country. Urbanized areas cover nearly 5 279.4 square kilometres, or 4.8% of the country’s territory.
The population density as of 31.12.2024, on average for the country, is 58.0 persons per square kilometre. In the urbanized areas it is 1 214.7 persons per square kilometre, decreasing by 6.2 persons per square kilometre compared to 2023. The highest population density in the urbanized areas is recorded in the districts of Sofia (stolitsa) - 5 022 persons per square kilometre, Blagoevgrad (1 992.2) and Plovdiv (1 830.9) and the lowest - in the districts of Vidin (534.9), Dobrich (565.5) and Targovishte (613.6).
Detailed data can be found on the NSI website under the heading 'Land use distribution of the Republic of Bulgaria'.
