Bulgaria vs South Korea: Population by income level, annual growth rate
Bulgaria
-0.1261 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Korea
-0.1285 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
180th
South Korea rank
181st
Population by income level, annual growth rate over time
- Bulgaria
- South Korea
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -0.1261 % change on previous year against -0.1285 % change on previous year in South Korea, a difference of 0.0024 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 180th and South Korea ranks 181st of 215 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.776 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.4552 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0586 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1990s | -0.7765 % change on previous year | 0.941 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2000s | -0.9733 % change on previous year | 0.563 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2010s | -1.17 % change on previous year | 0.4876 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2020s | -0.4669 % change on previous year | -0.0258 % change on previous year | 0.4412 % change on previous year | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, annual growth rate, Bulgaria or South Korea?
- Bulgaria, at -0.1261 % change on previous year against -0.1285 % change on previous year in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level, annual growth rate between Bulgaria and South Korea?
- 0.0024 % change on previous year, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and South Korea rank globally for population by income level, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 180th and South Korea ranks 181st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.