International Speaker Numbers according to EGIDS (Ethnologue / Glottolog)

Overall Speaker Number	Source
7 921 000	/

International Speaker Numbers according to UNESCO

Overall Speaker Number	Source
Site under maintenance (will be updated)	https://en.wal.unesco.org/world-atlas-languages

International Speaker Numbers according to ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project)

Overall Speaker Number	Source
Not listed	https://endangeredlanguages.com/

National Speaker Numbers

Country	Language	National Speaker Number	Bases for Calculation	Year	Source
Bulgaria	Bulgarian	5 037 607 (given)	Mother Tongue	2021
Greece	Bulgarian	75 900 (based on nationality)	Users	2011
Hungary	Bulgarian	5 112 (given)	Spoken language	2022
Romania	Bulgarian	4 478 (given)	Mother Tongue	2021
Serbia	Bulgarian	7 939 (given)	Mother Tongue	2022
Slovakia	Bulgarian	907 (given)	Mother Tongue	2021

International Endangerment according to UNESCO

Endangerment Level	Source
Site under maintenance (will be updated)	https://en.wal.unesco.org/world-atlas-languages

International Endangerment according to ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project)

Endangerment Level	Source
Not listed	https://endangeredlanguages.com/

National Endangerment according to EGIDS (Ethnologue / Glottolog)

Country	Language	Endangerment Level	Source
Bulgaria	Bulgarian	1 (National)
Greece	Bulgarian	5* (Dispersed)
Hungary	Bulgarian	5* (Dispersed)
Romania	Bulgarian	5* (Dispersed)
Serbia	Bulgarian	2 (Provincial)
Slovakia	Bulgarian	Unlisted

Official Language in

Bulgaria

ECRML-Recognised in

Hungary

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Non-ECRML in

Greece