# Population in Stara Zagora

Population in Stara Zagora was 288,736 in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Place id: `bg-nuts-bg344`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Note: For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population/stara-zagora-bg344
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population/stara-zagora-bg344.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population&place=bg-nuts-bg344

| Period | persons |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 288,736 |
| 2024 | 290,350 |
| 2023 | 291,852 |
| 2022 | 294,469 |
| 2021 | 297,552 |
| 2020 | 299,668 |
| 2019 | 303,649 |
| 2018 | 307,652 |
| 2017 | 311,696 |
| 2016 | 315,494 |
| 2015 | 319,443 |
| 2014 | 323,359 |
| 2013 | 326,961 |
| 2012 | 331,135 |
| 2011 | 333,496 |
| 2010 | 336,742 |
| 2009 | 339,817 |
| 2008 | 343,039 |
| 2007 | 346,625 |
| 2006 | 350,330 |
| 2005 | 354,129 |
| 2004 | 357,925 |
| 2003 | 362,041 |
| 2002 | 366,141 |
| 2001 | 382,977 |
| 2000 | 385,195 |