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Population by world region in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Population by world region was 3.53 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
3.53 million people
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
136th
of 238 countries
All-time high
8.99 million people
in 1988
All-time low
550,000 people
in 1400
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Bulgaria, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 3.53 million people for population by world region in 2100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by world region in Bulgaria peaked at 8.99 million people in 1988 and was at its lowest, 550,000 people, in 1400.

That places Bulgaria 136th out of 238 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 800,000 people 800,000 people 800,000 people 1
1100s 870,000 people 870,000 people 870,000 people 1
1200s 930,000 people 930,000 people 930,000 people 1
1300s 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1
1400s 550,000 people 550,000 people 550,000 people 1
1500s 800,000 people 800,000 people 800,000 people 1
1600s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1700s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1710s 1.29 million people 1.29 million people 1.29 million people 1
1720s 1.35 million people 1.35 million people 1.35 million people 1
1730s 1.42 million people 1.42 million people 1.42 million people 1
1740s 1.49 million people 1.49 million people 1.49 million people 1
1750s 1.56 million people 1.56 million people 1.56 million people 1
1760s 1.63 million people 1.63 million people 1.63 million people 1
1770s 1.71 million people 1.71 million people 1.71 million people 1
1780s 1.79 million people 1.79 million people 1.79 million people 1
1790s 1.88 million people 1.88 million people 1.88 million people 1
1800s 2.24 million people 2.22 million people 2.25 million people 10
1810s 2.20 million people 2.19 million people 2.22 million people 10
1820s 2.23 million people 2.19 million people 2.28 million people 10
1830s 2.33 million people 2.29 million people 2.38 million people 10
1840s 2.44 million people 2.39 million people 2.49 million people 10
1850s 2.52 million people 2.50 million people 2.53 million people 10
1860s 2.56 million people 2.54 million people 2.58 million people 10
1870s 2.75 million people 2.60 million people 2.93 million people 10
1880s 3.17 million people 2.97 million people 3.37 million people 10
1890s 3.66 million people 3.42 million people 3.90 million people 10
1900s 4.18 million people 3.96 million people 4.42 million people 10
1910s 4.71 million people 4.47 million people 4.96 million people 10
1920s 5.42 million people 5.03 million people 5.84 million people 10
1930s 6.23 million people 5.93 million people 6.51 million people 10
1940s 6.84 million people 6.58 million people 7.10 million people 10
1950s 7.51 million people 7.25 million people 7.79 million people 10
1960s 8.16 million people 7.86 million people 8.44 million people 10
1970s 8.68 million people 8.49 million people 8.82 million people 10
1980s 8.94 million people 8.86 million people 8.99 million people 10
1990s 8.40 million people 8.07 million people 8.82 million people 10
2000s 7.73 million people 7.49 million people 8.00 million people 10
2010s 7.20 million people 6.98 million people 7.44 million people 10
2020s 6.73 million people 6.51 million people 6.93 million people 10
2030s 6.21 million people 5.96 million people 6.46 million people 10
2040s 5.68 million people 5.45 million people 5.91 million people 10
2050s 5.19 million people 4.97 million people 5.40 million people 10
2060s 4.71 million people 4.51 million people 4.93 million people 10
2070s 4.28 million people 4.11 million people 4.46 million people 10
2080s 3.94 million people 3.81 million people 4.08 million people 10
2090s 3.67 million people 3.56 million people 3.79 million people 10
2100s 3.53 million people 3.53 million people 3.53 million people 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 133 Botswana 3.84 million people compare
  2. 134 Costa Rica 3.78 million people compare
  3. 135 Serbia 3.70 million people compare
  4. 137 Slovakia 3.43 million people compare
  5. 138 Lesotho 3.26 million people compare
  6. 139 Bahrain 3.09 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Bulgaria?
Population by world region in Bulgaria was 3.53 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 8.99 million people in 1988.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 550,000 people in 1400.
How does Bulgaria rank for population by world region?
Bulgaria ranks 136th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.