Bulgaria vs El Salvador: The global population hockey stick
Bulgaria
6.80 million people
in 2023
El Salvador
6.31 million people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
111th
El Salvador rank
113th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Bulgaria
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 6.80 million people against 6.31 million people in El Salvador, a difference of 486,170 people.
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 people | 59,381 people | 740,619 people | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 870,000 people | 64,779 people | 805,221 people | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 930,000 people | 70,668 people | 859,332 people | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 1.00 million people | 77,092 people | 922,908 people | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 550,000 people | 84,101 people | 465,899 people | Bulgaria |
| 1500s | 800,000 people | 91,746 people | 708,254 people | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 100,087 people | 1.15 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 1.25 million people | 109,186 people | 1.14 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1710s | 1.29 million people | 110,404 people | 1.18 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1720s | 1.35 million people | 111,967 people | 1.24 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1730s | 1.42 million people | 114,008 people | 1.30 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 1.49 million people | 116,715 people | 1.37 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 1.56 million people | 120,359 people | 1.44 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 1.63 million people | 125,331 people | 1.51 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 1.71 million people | 132,200 people | 1.58 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1780s | 1.79 million people | 155,360 people | 1.63 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 1.88 million people | 178,520 people | 1.70 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 2.24 million people | 207,868 people | 2.03 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 2.20 million people | 200,834 people | 2.00 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 2.23 million people | 262,607 people | 1.97 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 2.33 million people | 299,588 people | 2.03 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 2.44 million people | 341,102 people | 2.10 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 2.52 million people | 394,842 people | 2.12 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 2.56 million people | 465,729 people | 2.09 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 2.75 million people | 568,156 people | 2.18 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 3.17 million people | 691,999 people | 2.47 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 3.66 million people | 788,322 people | 2.87 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 4.18 million people | 925,639 people | 3.26 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 4.71 million people | 1.16 million people | 3.55 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 5.42 million people | 1.44 million people | 3.98 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 6.23 million people | 1.70 million people | 4.52 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 6.84 million people | 1.97 million people | 4.86 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 7.51 million people | 2.44 million people | 5.07 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 8.16 million people | 3.17 million people | 4.99 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.68 million people | 4.07 million people | 4.61 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 8.94 million people | 4.87 million people | 4.07 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 8.40 million people | 5.71 million people | 2.70 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.73 million people | 6.00 million people | 1.73 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.20 million people | 6.16 million people | 1.04 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.86 million people | 6.27 million people | 588,032 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
- Bulgaria, at 6.80 million people against 6.31 million people in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 486,170 people, 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 the global population hockey stick?
- Bulgaria ranks 111th and El Salvador ranks 113th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. 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 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.