Belarus vs Bulgaria: Population growth rate
Belarus
-0.7%
in 2023
Bulgaria
-0.5%
in 2023
Belarus rank
216th
Bulgaria rank
213th
Population growth rate over time
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -0.5% against -0.7% in Belarus, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Belarus ranks 216th and Bulgaria ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and Bulgaria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Belarus |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Belarus |
| 1990s | -0.2% | -1.0% | 0.8% | Belarus |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -0.7% | 0.2% | Belarus |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.7% | 0.6% | Belarus |
| 2020s | -0.9% | -0.6% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Belarus or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at -0.5% against -0.7% in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Belarus and Bulgaria?
- 0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Bulgaria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Bulgaria rank globally for population growth rate?
- Belarus ranks 216th and Bulgaria ranks 213th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population 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 annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.