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Member state

Bulgaria at the United Nations

Flag of Bulgaria
Flag of Bulgaria.svg by SKopp (Public domain) — Wikimedia Commons
Admitted
1955-12-14
ISO 3166-1
BG / BGR
Admitted by
A/RES/995 (X)

In the European Parliament

Members representing this state in the current or previous term, from the Parliament’s own record.

International organisations

Every organisation this state belongs to that is compiled here, with the date it joined. Membership is resolved against this site’s own list of member states rather than taken from a query.

OrganisationJoined
Universal Postal Union 1879-07-01
International Telecommunication Union 1880-09-18
World Meteorological Organization 1952-03-12
United Nations 1955-12-14
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 1956-05-17
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 1973-06-25
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1990-09-25
Council of Europe 1992-05-07
World Trade Organization 1996-12-01
North Atlantic Treaty Organization 2004-03-29
European Union 2007-01-01
World Health Organization not recorded

Position in General Assembly voting

A statistical estimate of where this state sat on the main axis of General Assembly voting, not a record of any vote. The range is what the model treats as credible; neither end of the scale is the better one.

YearEstimate Credible rangeVotes cast
2025 1.06 0.92 to 1.20 190
2024 1.09 0.93 to 1.27 108
2023 1.04 0.87 to 1.20 88
2022 1.10 0.92 to 1.27 88
2021 1.01 0.85 to 1.17 86
2020 1.11 0.94 to 1.28 97

Every state's position

People of concern

As recorded by UNHCR’s Refugee Data Finder for 2025 — UNHCR’s own reporting categories, not a census.

CategoryPeople
Refugees hosted 105,596
Asylum-seekers hosted 1,317
Stateless people 517
Refugees from Bulgaria abroad 533

Population projection

United Nations World Population Prospects, median variant — a projection, not a count.

202520302035204020452050
6,714,5606,458,2436,183,1145,907,7285,648,2565,402,217

Service on principal organs

Elected terms as recorded by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. A year marked pending is one the Library publishes as a partial list because its elections have not yet been held.

Economic and Social Council

2023 2022 2021 2013 2012 2001 2000 1999 1996 1995 1994 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1977 1976 1975 1970 1969 1968 1961 1960 1959

Human Rights Council

2026 2025 2024 2021 2020 2019

Security Council

2003 2002 1987 1986 1967 1966

Permanent mission

Mission
Permanent Mission of Bulgaria to the United Nations
Address
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations, 11 East 84th Street, New York, NY 10028
National holiday
Liberation Day, 3 March
Accredited diplomats
8

Accredited diplomats

The numbers

IndicatorLatestYearSince 2001
Adult literacy rate 98.35 2011
CO2 emissions per capita 5.308 2024
GDP 130,777,235,530 2025
GNI per capita 17,780 2025
Life expectancy at birth 75.76 2024
Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2.149 2024
Population 6,433,302 2025
Refugees hosted (UNHCR mandate) 105,596 2025
Refugees originating (UNHCR mandate) 533 2025

World Bank, World Development Indicators, CC BY 4.0. The sparkline shows the shape of each run from its first reported year; the number beside it carries the magnitude, and there is deliberately no axis on it.

General Debate statements

69 statements to the General Debate since 1956, 214,178 words in all. The longest was 1960, at 11,116 words, delivered by Mr. ZHIVKOV.

Of the 32 statements since 1994 whose speaker’s post the record gives: President ×12, Minister for Foreign Affairs ×9, Prime Minister ×7, Deputy Prime Minister ×3. Earlier years are excluded because UN records do not consistently identify a speaker’s post before 1994, and counting those years as though they did would make any state look as though it sent nobody senior.

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956

Emblems and location

Coat of arms of Bulgaria
Coat of arms. Coat of arms of Bulgaria.svg by Пакко (Public domain) — Wikimedia Commons
Location of Bulgaria
Location. Bulgaria (orthographic projection).svg by Matankic (CC BY-SA) — Wikimedia Commons

Treaties joined

116 actions recorded by the Secretary-General as depositary. Only treaties whose participant counts match the depositary’s own stated totals contribute rows.

TreatySignedRatified or acceded
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations - 30 Sep 1960 a
Vienna Convention on the Representation of States in their Relations with International Organizations of a Universal Character 26 Nov 1975 23 Feb 1976
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies - 13 Jun 1968 a
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 18 Apr 1961 17 Jan 1968
Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes - 6 Jun 1989 a
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations - 11 Jul 1989 a
Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations concerning Acquisition of Nationality - 11 Jul 1989 a
Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes - 11 Jul 1989 a
Convention on special missions - 14 May 1987 a
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide - 21 Jul 1950 a
International Convention against Apartheid in Sports 10 Jun 1986 18 Aug 1987
Convention on the Rights of the Child 31 May 1990 3 Jun 1991
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty 11 Mar 1999 10 Aug 1999
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 27 Sep 2007 22 Mar 2012
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 24 Sep 2008 -
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1 Jun 1966 8 Aug 1966
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 8 Oct 1968 21 Sep 1970
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 8 Oct 1968 21 Sep 1970
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - 26 Mar 1992 a
Convention on the non-applicability of statutory limitations to war crimes and crimes against humanity 21 Jan 1969 21 May 1969
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid 27 Jun 1974 18 Jul 1974
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 17 Jul 1980 8 Feb 1982
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 10 Jun 1986 16 Dec 1986
Constitution of the World Health Organization 22 Jul 1946 9 Jun 1948 A
Protocol concerning the Office international d'hygiène publique - 22 Jul 1946 s
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 22 Dec 2003 7 Nov 2005
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness - 22 Mar 2012 a
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees - 12 May 1993 a
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 31 Jul 1961 25 Oct 1968
Convention on psychotropic substances - 18 May 1972 a
Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 - 18 Jul 1996 a
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 19 May 1989 24 Sep 1992
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods - 9 Jul 1990 a
Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods 24 Feb 1975 -
Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization 6 Jan 1981 5 Jun 1985
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles - 7 Oct 1959 a
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) - 15 Apr 1959 s
European Convention on Customs Treatment of Pallets used in International Transport - 28 Feb 1961 s
Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 12 Jan 1973 22 Feb 1977
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) - 20 Oct 1977 a
International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods - 27 Feb 1998 a
Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring - 7 Oct 1959 a
Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material - 7 Oct 1959 a
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles - 7 Oct 1959 a
Customs Convention on Containers - 18 Jan 1960 a
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) - 20 Oct 1977 a
Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) - 12 May 1995 a
European Agreement on Road Markings - 14 Mar 1963 a
Agreement concerning the adoption of harmonized technical United Nations Regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these United Nations Regulations - 22 Nov 1999 a
Agreement on Special Equipment for the Transport of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Use of such Equipment for the International Transport of some of those Foodstuffs 19 Jan 1962 -
European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) - 12 May 1995 a
Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage (ATP) 1 - 26 Jan 1978 a
European Agreement supplementing the Convention on road traffic opened for signature at Vienna on 8 November 1968 - 28 Dec 1978 a
European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals - 28 Dec 1978 a
Protocol on Road Markings, additional to the European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals - 28 Dec 1978 a
Agreement on minimum requirements for the issue and validity of driving permits (APC) - 28 Dec 1978 a
European Agreement on main international traffic arteries (AGR) 14 Dec 1976 17 Nov 1977
Protocol on Road Signs and Signals - 13 Feb 1963 a
Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions for Periodical Technical Inspections of Wheeled Vehicles and the Reciprocal Recognition of such Inspections - 11 Jul 2003 a
Declaration on the construction of main international traffic arteries - 8 May 1962 a
European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines (AGC) - 9 Mar 1990 a
European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance (AGN) - 28 Apr 1999 a
European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) 13 Jun 2000 7 Mar 2006
European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) 30 Oct 1991 10 Aug 1994
Convention on the International Maritime Organization - 5 Apr 1960 A
Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences - [12 Jul 1979 a] (withdrawn)
United Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships - 27 Dec 1996 a
International Convention on Arrest of Ships, 1999 27 Jul 2000 21 Feb 2001
Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials - 14 Mar 1997 A
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations - 31 May 1995 a
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms - 31 May 1995 a
Protocol to the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials of 22 November 1950 - 14 Mar 1997 a
Statutes of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 13 Sep 1983 23 Jun 1986 A
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 26 Nov 2008 17 Dec 2009
Food Assistance Convention 25 Sep 2012 -
Convention on the Political Rights of Women - 17 Mar 1954 a
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 11 Feb 1999 11 Apr 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism 19 Mar 2001 15 Apr 2002
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 13 Dec 2000 5 Dec 2001
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court 2 May 2003 28 Jul 2006
United Nations Convention against Corruption 10 Dec 2003 20 Sep 2006
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages - 10 Mar 1988 a
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents 27 Jun 1974 18 Jul 1974
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel - 4 Jun 1998 a
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings - 12 Feb 2002 a
Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone 31 Oct 1958 31 Aug 1962
Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction 20 Sep 2023 -
Convention on the High Seas 31 Oct 1958 31 Aug 1962
Convention on the Continental Shelf - 31 Aug 1962 a
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks - 13 Dec 2006 a
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea - 26 Nov 2008 a
Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority - 10 Feb 2009 a
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 17 Dec 1958 10 Oct 1961
European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration 21 Apr 1961 13 May 1964
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations - 10 Mar 1988 a
Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations 22 Sep 1999 20 Jun 2000
Convention on the prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques 18 May 1977 31 May 1978
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (with Protocols I, II and III) 10 Apr 1981 15 Oct 1982
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction 13 Jan 1993 10 Aug 1994
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 24 Sep 1996 29 Sep 1999
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction 3 Dec 1997 4 Sep 1998
Convention on Cluster Munitions 3 Dec 2008 6 Apr 2011
Arms Trade Treaty 2 Jul 2013 2 Apr 2014
Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution 14 Nov 1979 9 Jun 1981
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa - 21 Feb 2001 a
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters 25 Jun 1998 17 Dec 2003
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade - 25 Jul 2000 a
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 23 May 2001 20 Dec 2004
Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes and to the 1992 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents 21 May 2003 -
Minamata Convention on Mercury 10 Oct 2013 18 May 2017
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer - 20 Nov 1990 a
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal - 16 Feb 1996 a
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context 26 Feb 1991 12 May 1995
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes 18 Mar 1992 28 Oct 2003
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents 18 Mar 1992 12 May 1995
Convention on Biological Diversity 12 Jun 1992 17 Apr 1996

Recorded votes

ResolutionDateVote
A/RES/80/290 2026-07-10 yes
A/RES/80/282 - yes
A/RES/80/286 - yes
A/RES/80/296 - yes
A/RES/80/293 B - yes
A/RES/80/294 - yes
A/RES/80/293 A - yes
A/RES/80/297 - yes
A/RES/80/299 - abstain

Provenance

Every fact on this page, with where it came from and how sure we are.

AttributeValueSourceConfidenceFetched
iso2BG wikidata 1.02026-10-12T02:20:06.565038+00:00
iso3BGR wikidata 1.02026-10-12T02:20:06.565045+00:00
m49100 un_sdg 1.02026-10-12T02:20:11.769988+00:00
nameBulgaria wikidata 1.02026-10-12T02:20:06.565023+00:00
un_admission_date1955-12-14 wikidata 1.02026-10-12T02:20:06.565030+00:00
unsd_nameBulgaria un_sdg 1.02026-10-12T02:20:11.769994+00:00

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