Bulgaria vs Romania: Population growth rate
Bulgaria
-0.5%
in 2023
Romania
-0.5%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
213th
Romania rank
214th
Population growth rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -0.5% against -0.5% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 213th and Romania ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 1990s | -1.0% | -0.4% | 0.6% | Romania |
| 2000s | -0.7% | -0.8% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | -0.7% | -0.5% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.5% | 0.1% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at -0.5% against -0.5% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for population growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 213th and Romania ranks 214th 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.