Bulgaria vs El Salvador: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until

Bulgaria
6.80 million
in 2023
El Salvador
6.31 million
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
111th
El Salvador rank
113th

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until over time

  • Bulgaria
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 6.80 million against 6.31 million in El Salvador, a difference of 486,170.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 111th and El Salvador ranks 113th of 239 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria El Salvador Difference Ahead
1000s 800,000 59,381 740,619 Bulgaria
1100s 870,000 64,779 805,221 Bulgaria
1200s 930,000 70,668 859,332 Bulgaria
1300s 1.00 million 77,092 922,908 Bulgaria
1400s 550,000 84,101 465,899 Bulgaria
1500s 800,000 91,746 708,254 Bulgaria
1600s 1.25 million 100,087 1.15 million Bulgaria
1700s 1.25 million 109,186 1.14 million Bulgaria
1710s 1.29 million 110,404 1.18 million Bulgaria
1720s 1.35 million 111,967 1.24 million Bulgaria
1730s 1.42 million 114,008 1.30 million Bulgaria
1740s 1.49 million 116,715 1.37 million Bulgaria
1750s 1.56 million 120,359 1.44 million Bulgaria
1760s 1.63 million 125,331 1.51 million Bulgaria
1770s 1.71 million 132,200 1.58 million Bulgaria
1780s 1.79 million 155,360 1.63 million Bulgaria
1790s 1.88 million 178,520 1.70 million Bulgaria
1800s 2.24 million 207,868 2.03 million Bulgaria
1810s 2.20 million 200,834 2.00 million Bulgaria
1820s 2.23 million 262,607 1.97 million Bulgaria
1830s 2.33 million 299,588 2.03 million Bulgaria
1840s 2.44 million 341,102 2.10 million Bulgaria
1850s 2.52 million 394,842 2.12 million Bulgaria
1860s 2.56 million 465,729 2.09 million Bulgaria
1870s 2.75 million 568,156 2.18 million Bulgaria
1880s 3.17 million 691,999 2.47 million Bulgaria
1890s 3.66 million 788,322 2.87 million Bulgaria
1900s 4.18 million 925,639 3.26 million Bulgaria
1910s 4.71 million 1.16 million 3.55 million Bulgaria
1920s 5.42 million 1.44 million 3.98 million Bulgaria
1930s 6.23 million 1.70 million 4.52 million Bulgaria
1940s 6.84 million 1.97 million 4.86 million Bulgaria
1950s 7.51 million 2.44 million 5.07 million Bulgaria
1960s 8.16 million 3.17 million 4.99 million Bulgaria
1970s 8.68 million 4.07 million 4.61 million Bulgaria
1980s 8.94 million 4.87 million 4.07 million Bulgaria
1990s 8.40 million 5.71 million 2.70 million Bulgaria
2000s 7.73 million 6.00 million 1.73 million Bulgaria
2010s 7.20 million 6.16 million 1.04 million Bulgaria
2020s 6.86 million 6.27 million 588,032 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
Bulgaria, at 6.80 million against 6.31 million in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
486,170, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
Bulgaria ranks 111th and El Salvador ranks 113th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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