Bulgaria vs Italy: Population growth
Bulgaria
-0.0%
in 2024
Italy
-0.0%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
179th
Italy rank
176th
Population growth over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports -0.0% against -0.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 179th and Italy ranks 176th of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 1990s | -0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Italy |
| 2000s | -1.0% | 0.5% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | -1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -0.3% | 0.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Italy, at -0.0% against -0.0% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population growth between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for population growth?
- Bulgaria ranks 179th and Italy ranks 176th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release