Bulgaria vs Lesotho: Population by world region
Bulgaria
3.53 million people
in 2100
Lesotho
3.26 million people
in 2100
Bulgaria rank
136th
Lesotho rank
138th
Population by world region over time
- Bulgaria
- Lesotho
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.53 million people against 3.26 million people in Lesotho, a difference of 271,900 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 136th and Lesotho ranks 138th of 238 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 800,000 people | 32,003 people | 767,997 people | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 870,000 people | 36,575 people | 833,425 people | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 930,000 people | 41,800 people | 888,200 people | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 1.00 million people | 47,772 people | 952,228 people | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 550,000 people | 54,597 people | 495,403 people | Bulgaria |
| 1500s | 800,000 people | 62,396 people | 737,604 people | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 71,310 people | 1.18 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 1.25 million people | 81,497 people | 1.17 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1710s | 1.29 million people | 83,845 people | 1.21 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1720s | 1.35 million people | 86,364 people | 1.27 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1730s | 1.42 million people | 89,075 people | 1.33 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 1.49 million people | 92,002 people | 1.39 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 1.56 million people | 95,175 people | 1.46 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 1.63 million people | 98,627 people | 1.53 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 1.71 million people | 102,399 people | 1.61 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1780s | 1.79 million people | 106,543 people | 1.68 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 1.88 million people | 111,118 people | 1.76 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 2.24 million people | 276,361 people | 1.96 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 2.20 million people | 276,280 people | 1.93 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 2.23 million people | 258,645 people | 1.97 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 2.33 million people | 223,600 people | 2.11 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 2.44 million people | 193,146 people | 2.25 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 2.52 million people | 183,902 people | 2.33 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 2.56 million people | 196,543 people | 2.36 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 2.75 million people | 210,234 people | 2.54 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 3.17 million people | 224,622 people | 2.94 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 3.66 million people | 239,734 people | 3.42 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 4.18 million people | 263,050 people | 3.92 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 4.71 million people | 297,013 people | 4.41 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 5.42 million people | 351,695 people | 5.07 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 6.23 million people | 431,156 people | 5.79 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 6.84 million people | 524,074 people | 6.31 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 7.51 million people | 639,760 people | 6.87 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 8.16 million people | 849,324 people | 7.31 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.68 million people | 1.19 million people | 7.49 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 8.94 million people | 1.60 million people | 7.34 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 8.40 million people | 1.93 million people | 6.48 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.73 million people | 1.98 million people | 5.75 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.20 million people | 2.10 million people | 5.10 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.73 million people | 2.35 million people | 4.38 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2030s | 6.21 million people | 2.61 million people | 3.60 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2040s | 5.68 million people | 2.87 million people | 2.81 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2050s | 5.19 million people | 3.08 million people | 2.11 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2060s | 4.71 million people | 3.22 million people | 1.50 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2070s | 4.28 million people | 3.29 million people | 988,437 people | Bulgaria |
| 2080s | 3.94 million people | 3.31 million people | 627,615 people | Bulgaria |
| 2090s | 3.67 million people | 3.29 million people | 383,809 people | Bulgaria |
| 2100s | 3.53 million people | 3.26 million people | 271,900 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Bulgaria or Lesotho?
- Bulgaria, at 3.53 million people against 3.26 million people in Lesotho as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Bulgaria and Lesotho?
- 271,900 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Bulgaria and Lesotho rank globally for population by world region?
- Bulgaria ranks 136th and Lesotho ranks 138th of 238 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.