Bulgaria vs Congo: Has the population peaked?
Bulgaria
6.80 million people
in 2023
Congo
6.18 million people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
110th
Congo rank
113th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Bulgaria
- Congo
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 6.80 million people against 6.18 million people in Congo, a difference of 612,910 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 110th and Congo ranks 113th of 236 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.51 million people | 927,333 people | 6.58 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 8.16 million people | 1.20 million people | 6.96 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.68 million people | 1.60 million people | 7.09 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 8.94 million people | 2.05 million people | 6.89 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 8.40 million people | 2.71 million people | 5.70 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.73 million people | 3.67 million people | 4.06 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.20 million people | 5.04 million people | 2.16 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.86 million people | 5.97 million people | 892,392 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Bulgaria or Congo?
- Bulgaria, at 6.80 million people against 6.18 million people in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Bulgaria and Congo?
- 612,910 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Congo?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Congo rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Bulgaria ranks 110th and Congo ranks 113th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.