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
-2-1012195019862023

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

Indicator
Population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.