Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Bulgaria: Annual change in population

Bosnia and Herzegovina
-19,730 people
in 2023
Bulgaria
-30,057 people
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
221st
Bulgaria rank
224th

Annual change in population over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k0100.0k200.0k195119872023

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports -19,730 people against -30,057 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 10,327 people.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 221st and Bulgaria ranks 224th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 4 and Bulgaria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1950s 57,996 people 60,630 people 2,634 people Bulgaria
1960s 52,540 people 64,110 people 11,570 people Bulgaria
1970s 37,553 people 38,972 people 1,419 people Bulgaria
1980s 32,068 people 11,139 people 20,929 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s -30,367 people -86,892 people 56,525 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s -25,051 people -57,945 people 32,893 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s -53,427 people -51,255 people 2,172 people Bulgaria
2020s -40,115 people -44,915 people 4,800 people Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Bulgaria?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at -19,730 people against -30,057 people in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?
10,327 people, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria rank globally for annual change in population?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 221st and Bulgaria ranks 224th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.