Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Total population (thousands), annual growth rate
Bulgaria
-0.6059 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lithuania
-0.5372 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
207th
Lithuania rank
205th
Total population (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports -0.5372 % change on previous year against -0.6059 % change on previous year in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0687 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lithuania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 207th and Lithuania ranks 205th of 233 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4382 % change on previous year | 0.9391 % change on previous year | 0.501 % change on previous year | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 0.2091 % change on previous year | 0.8748 % change on previous year | 0.6657 % change on previous year | Lithuania |
| 1990s | -1.04 % change on previous year | -0.4584 % change on previous year | 0.579 % change on previous year | Lithuania |
| 2000s | -0.752 % change on previous year | -1.04 % change on previous year | 0.2869 % change on previous year | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | -0.7022 % change on previous year | -1.29 % change on previous year | 0.5907 % change on previous year | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | -0.6349 % change on previous year | 0.3358 % change on previous year | 0.9708 % change on previous year | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total population (thousands), annual growth rate, Bulgaria or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at -0.5372 % change on previous year against -0.6059 % change on previous year in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total population (thousands), annual growth rate between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 0.0687 % change on previous year, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for total population (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 207th and Lithuania ranks 205th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), annual 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 year-on-year percentage change in Total population (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.