Bulgaria vs Norway: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national
Bulgaria
6.43 million
in 2025
Norway
5.61 million
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
28th
Norway rank
31st
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 6.43 million against 5.61 million in Norway, a difference of 819,410.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Norway ranks 31st of 61 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.16 million | 3.71 million | 4.45 million | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.68 million | 3.99 million | 4.70 million | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 8.93 million | 4.15 million | 4.78 million | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 8.44 million | 4.35 million | 4.09 million | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.73 million | 4.63 million | 3.10 million | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.03 million | 5.14 million | 1.89 million | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.47 million | 5.49 million | 982,290 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national, Bulgaria or Norway?
- Bulgaria, at 6.43 million against 5.61 million in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 819,410, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Norway ranks 31st of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.