Botswana vs Bulgaria: Population by world region
Botswana
3.84 million people
in 2100
Bulgaria
3.53 million people
in 2100
Botswana rank
134th
Bulgaria rank
137th
Population by world region over time
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.84 million people against 3.53 million people in Bulgaria, a difference of 305,630 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Botswana ranks 134th and Bulgaria ranks 137th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 46.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 60,640 people | 800,000 people | 739,360 people | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 65,132 people | 870,000 people | 804,868 people | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 69,956 people | 930,000 people | 860,044 people | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 75,138 people | 1.00 million people | 924,862 people | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 80,704 people | 550,000 people | 469,296 people | Bulgaria |
| 1500s | 86,682 people | 800,000 people | 713,318 people | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 93,103 people | 1.25 million people | 1.16 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 100,000 people | 1.25 million people | 1.15 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1710s | 102,013 people | 1.29 million people | 1.19 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1720s | 103,479 people | 1.35 million people | 1.25 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1730s | 105,031 people | 1.42 million people | 1.31 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 106,680 people | 1.49 million people | 1.38 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 108,436 people | 1.56 million people | 1.45 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 110,311 people | 1.63 million people | 1.52 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 112,321 people | 1.71 million people | 1.60 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1780s | 114,483 people | 1.79 million people | 1.68 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 116,820 people | 1.88 million people | 1.76 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 118,954 people | 2.24 million people | 2.12 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 114,516 people | 2.20 million people | 2.09 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 110,243 people | 2.23 million people | 2.12 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 106,129 people | 2.33 million people | 2.23 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 102,196 people | 2.44 million people | 2.34 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 104,823 people | 2.52 million people | 2.41 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 115,742 people | 2.56 million people | 2.44 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 127,935 people | 2.75 million people | 2.62 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 141,411 people | 3.17 million people | 3.02 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 156,328 people | 3.66 million people | 3.50 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 177,938 people | 4.18 million people | 4.01 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 208,411 people | 4.71 million people | 4.50 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 249,371 people | 5.42 million people | 5.17 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 305,713 people | 6.23 million people | 5.92 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 371,683 people | 6.84 million people | 6.46 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 458,954 people | 7.51 million people | 7.05 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 560,811 people | 8.16 million people | 7.60 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 718,061 people | 8.68 million people | 7.97 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.10 million people | 8.94 million people | 7.83 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.48 million people | 8.40 million people | 6.93 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.83 million people | 7.73 million people | 5.90 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.19 million people | 7.20 million people | 5.01 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.54 million people | 6.73 million people | 4.18 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2030s | 2.93 million people | 6.21 million people | 3.28 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2040s | 3.27 million people | 5.68 million people | 2.41 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2050s | 3.55 million people | 5.19 million people | 1.63 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2060s | 3.76 million people | 4.71 million people | 958,566 people | Bulgaria |
| 2070s | 3.85 million people | 4.28 million people | 429,818 people | Bulgaria |
| 2080s | 3.88 million people | 3.94 million people | 56,505 people | Bulgaria |
| 2090s | 3.86 million people | 3.67 million people | 192,813 people | Botswana |
| 2100s | 3.84 million people | 3.53 million people | 305,630 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Botswana or Bulgaria?
- Botswana, at 3.84 million people against 3.53 million people in Bulgaria as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Botswana and Bulgaria?
- 305,630 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Bulgaria?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Botswana and Bulgaria rank globally for population by world region?
- Botswana ranks 134th and Bulgaria ranks 137th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.