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Population in Angola compared to Bulgaria: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 6,441,421 people in Bulgaria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 6,359,449 in Bulgaria.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 6.38 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Bulgaria is the 112th.
  • The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.08% for Bulgaria.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs -0.96% in Bulgaria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Bulgaria has declined from 7.6M to 6.36M (16.3% decline).

Angola vs Bulgaria: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Bulgaria
2100 151,782,078 3,368,029
2099 150,617,085 3,392,444
2098 149,407,279 3,416,655
2097 148,192,854 3,440,938
2096 146,952,648 3,465,328
2095 145,678,206 3,489,216
2094 144,378,969 3,513,318
2093 143,068,551 3,537,356
2092 141,737,670 3,561,475
2091 140,368,659 3,585,597
2090 138,969,528 3,609,873
2089 137,539,171 3,634,642
2088 136,095,539 3,659,749
2087 134,668,944 3,685,668
2086 133,199,496 3,712,363
2085 131,715,145 3,739,898
2084 130,218,497 3,768,305
2083 128,729,352 3,797,217
2082 127,219,674 3,827,186
2081 125,691,172 3,857,721
2080 124,111,692 3,890,095
2079 122,561,261 3,923,403
2078 120,972,189 3,957,241
2077 119,375,179 3,992,168
2076 117,788,591 4,027,738
2075 116,191,857 4,064,356
2074 114,559,691 4,102,642
2073 112,909,394 4,141,518
2072 111,263,856 4,180,975
2071 109,612,310 4,221,261
2070 107,952,332 4,262,568
2069 106,285,163 4,304,304
2068 104,620,994 4,346,623
2067 102,957,286 4,389,924
2066 101,288,708 4,433,953
2065 99,616,278 4,478,521
2064 97,937,116 4,523,406
2063 96,250,041 4,568,385
2062 94,576,031 4,613,363
2061 92,881,082 4,658,825
2060 91,198,805 4,704,379
2059 89,517,567 4,749,738
2058 87,836,853 4,794,388
2057 86,153,429 4,839,236
2056 84,491,851 4,884,068
2055 82,823,093 4,929,309
2054 81,162,488 4,974,635
2053 79,514,537 5,020,162
2052 77,869,703 5,065,364
2051 76,246,837 5,110,833
2050 74,625,778 5,156,741
2049 73,009,861 5,202,941
2048 71,411,970 5,249,351
2047 69,832,579 5,296,642
2046 68,257,111 5,343,848
2045 66,712,857 5,391,354
2044 65,172,398 5,439,559
2043 63,637,503 5,488,407
2042 62,120,309 5,537,839
2041 60,618,371 5,588,510
2040 59,123,267 5,639,850
2039 57,646,614 5,692,028
2038 56,182,519 5,743,725
2037 54,746,941 5,796,645
2036 53,319,352 5,849,741
2035 51,915,678 5,902,025
2034 50,528,619 5,954,460
2033 49,162,069 6,007,050
2032 47,823,782 6,058,858
2031 46,502,759 6,111,118
2030 45,205,164 6,163,564
2029 43,926,582 6,214,784
2028 42,666,419 6,264,738
2027 41,435,808 6,313,255
2026 40,229,675 6,359,449
2025 39,049,434 6,402,394
2024 37,885,849 6,441,421
2023 36,749,906 6,446,596
2022 35,635,029 6,465,097
2021 34,532,429 6,507,301
2020 33,451,132 6,550,696
2019 32,375,632 6,616,726
2018 31,297,155 6,710,798
2017 30,234,839 6,803,468
2016 29,183,070 6,894,139
2015 28,157,798 6,984,225
2014 27,160,769 7,073,572
2013 26,165,620 7,160,005
2012 25,177,394 7,305,888
2011 24,218,352 7,348,328
2010 23,294,825 7,395,599
2009 22,414,773 7,444,443
2008 21,578,655 7,492,561
2007 20,778,561 7,545,338
2006 20,015,279 7,601,022
2005 19,291,161 7,658,972
2004 18,600,423 7,716,860
2003 17,943,712 7,775,327
2002 17,327,699 7,837,161
2001 16,747,208 8,009,142
2000 16,194,869 8,170,172
1999 15,667,235 8,210,624
1998 15,159,370 8,256,786
1997 14,660,413 8,312,068
1996 14,170,973 8,362,826
1995 13,699,778 8,406,067
1994 13,249,764 8,443,591
1993 12,827,135 8,472,313
1992 12,423,712 8,540,164
1991 12,023,529 8,632,367
1990 11,626,360 8,718,289
1989 11,238,562 8,876,972
1988 10,861,291 8,981,446
1987 10,497,858 8,971,359
1986 10,139,450 8,958,171
1985 9,779,120 8,960,547
1984 9,425,917 8,960,679
1983 9,082,983 8,939,738
1982 8,751,648 8,917,457
1981 8,435,607 8,891,117
1980 8,133,872 8,861,535
1979 7,847,207 8,825,940
1978 7,576,734 8,814,032
1977 7,317,829 8,804,183
1976 7,074,664 8,758,599
1975 6,842,947 8,720,742
1974 6,613,367 8,678,745
1973 6,388,528 8,620,967
1972 6,174,262 8,576,200
1971 5,991,102 8,536,395
1970 5,852,788 8,489,574
1969 5,763,685 8,434,172
1968 5,702,699 8,369,603
1967 5,641,807 8,310,226
1966 5,581,386 8,258,057
1965 5,521,981 8,204,168
1964 5,464,187 8,144,340
1963 5,408,320 8,078,145
1962 5,354,310 8,012,946
1961 5,301,583 7,943,118
1960 5,231,654 7,867,374

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/angola/bulgaria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Bulgaria lost 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Bulgaria's population decreased by 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Bulgaria was ranked 95th in 2006 and ranked 112th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Angola's population will grow by 84% to 74,625,778 people with a rank change from 39th to 27th. The population of Bulgaria will decrease by 18.9% to 5,156,741 people and rank change from 112th to 128th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people, while Bulgaria's population already peaked in 1988 at 8.98M people and is projected to decrease to 3.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Bulgaria
2100 0.77% -0.72%
2099 0.81% -0.71%
2098 0.82% -0.71%
2097 0.84% -0.7%
2096 0.87% -0.68%
2095 0.9% -0.69%
2094 0.92% -0.68%
2093 0.94% -0.68%
2092 0.98% -0.67%
2091 1.01% -0.67%
2090 1.04% -0.68%
2089 1.06% -0.69%
2088 1.06% -0.7%
2087 1.1% -0.72%
2086 1.13% -0.74%
2085 1.15% -0.75%
2084 1.16% -0.76%
2083 1.19% -0.78%
2082 1.22% -0.79%
2081 1.27% -0.83%
2080 1.27% -0.85%
2079 1.31% -0.86%
2078 1.34% -0.87%
2077 1.35% -0.88%
2076 1.37% -0.9%
2075 1.42% -0.93%
2074 1.46% -0.94%
2073 1.48% -0.94%
2072 1.51% -0.95%
2071 1.54% -0.97%
2070 1.57% -0.97%
2069 1.59% -0.97%
2068 1.62% -0.99%
2067 1.65% -0.99%
2066 1.68% -1%
2065 1.71% -0.99%
2064 1.75% -0.98%
2063 1.77% -0.97%
2062 1.82% -0.98%
2061 1.84% -0.97%
2060 1.88% -0.95%
2059 1.91% -0.93%
2058 1.95% -0.93%
2057 1.97% -0.92%
2056 2.01% -0.92%
2055 2.05% -0.91%
2054 2.07% -0.91%
2053 2.11% -0.89%
2052 2.13% -0.89%
2051 2.17% -0.89%
2050 2.21% -0.89%
2049 2.24% -0.88%
2048 2.26% -0.89%
2047 2.31% -0.88%
2046 2.31% -0.88%
2045 2.36% -0.89%
2044 2.41% -0.89%
2043 2.44% -0.89%
2042 2.48% -0.91%
2041 2.53% -0.91%
2040 2.56% -0.92%
2039 2.61% -0.9%
2038 2.62% -0.91%
2037 2.68% -0.91%
2036 2.7% -0.89%
2035 2.75% -0.88%
2034 2.78% -0.88%
2033 2.8% -0.86%
2032 2.84% -0.86%
2031 2.87% -0.85%
2030 2.91% -0.82%
2029 2.95% -0.8%
2028 2.97% -0.77%
2027 3% -0.73%
2026 3.02% -0.67%
2025 3.07% -0.61%
2024 3.09% -0.08%
2023 3.13% -0.29%
2022 3.19% -0.65%
2021 3.23% -0.66%
2020 3.32% -1%
2019 3.45% -1.4%
2018 3.51% -1.36%
2017 3.6% -1.32%
2016 3.64% -1.29%
2015 3.67% -1.26%
2014 3.8% -1.21%
2013 3.93% -2%
2012 3.96% -0.58%
2011 3.96% -0.64%
2010 3.93% -0.66%
2009 3.87% -0.64%
2008 3.85% -0.7%
2007 3.81% -0.73%
2006 3.75% -0.76%
2005 3.71% -0.75%
2004 3.66% -0.75%
2003 3.56% -0.79%
2002 3.47% -2.15%
2001 3.41% -1.97%
2000 3.37% -0.49%
1999 3.35% -0.56%
1998 3.4% -0.67%
1997 3.45% -0.61%
1996 3.44% -0.51%
1995 3.4% -0.44%
1994 3.29% -0.34%
1993 3.25% -0.79%
1992 3.33% -1.07%
1991 3.42% -0.99%
1990 3.45% -1.79%
1989 3.47% -1.16%
1988 3.46% 0.11%
1987 3.53% 0.15%
1986 3.68% -0.03%
1985 3.75% -0.001%
1984 3.78% 0.23%
1983 3.79% 0.25%
1982 3.75% 0.3%
1981 3.71% 0.33%
1980 3.65% 0.4%
1979 3.57% 0.14%
1978 3.54% 0.11%
1977 3.44% 0.52%
1976 3.39% 0.43%
1975 3.47% 0.48%
1974 3.52% 0.67%
1973 3.47% 0.52%
1972 3.06% 0.47%
1971 2.36% 0.55%
1970 1.55% 0.66%
1969 1.07% 0.77%
1968 1.08% 0.71%
1967 1.08% 0.63%
1966 1.08% 0.66%
1965 1.06% 0.73%
1964 1.03% 0.82%
1963 1.01% 0.81%
1962 0.99% 0.88%
1961 1.34% 0.96%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Bulgaria's population declined by 0.08%.

Live population counters

Angola Bulgaria
Current population
40555924
6359449
Population rank 39/197 112/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.08%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
1.69 hours
One birth every
22.8 seconds
9.16 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
5.19 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 -14
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 -5,175
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% -0.08%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 171/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
2.97 hours
Annual migration change -3,524 -2,961
Net migration rank 113/196 106/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 299,100
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 98/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 99/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Bulgaria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -2,961
2024 - -2,629 - 524
2023 1,126,862 -995 -43,837 5,173
2022 1,104,864 -995 -62,065 26,498
2021 1,072,267 29,094 -90,452 11,756
2020 1,053,677 7,556 -65,507 30,167
2019 1,030,776 58,984 -46,317 -2,156
2018 1,005,547 61,632 -46,304 -3,873
2017 979,700 77,731 -45,583 -6,109
2016 954,491 91,614 -42,744 -9,482
2015 930,277 74,171 -44,699 -4,227
2014 905,106 84,535 -41,027 -2,180
2013 876,208 124,478 -37,948 -1,324
2012 845,130 130,643 -40,183 -26,334
2011 813,495 128,800 -37,477 -23,360
2010 782,310 122,418 -34,759 -21,668
2009 750,290 105,077 -26,800 -19,060
2008 716,519 100,370 -32,967 -17,595
2007 682,742 100,563 -37,727 -16,366
2006 647,814 95,431 -39,526 -15,184
2005 617,934 87,050 -42,124 -14,435
2004 585,950 90,553 -40,128 -13,604
2003 556,111 80,828 -44,319 -13,183
2002 512,813 82,292 -46,240 -12,735
2001 488,432 77,458 -44,050 -30,726
2000 465,975 72,793 -41,668 -26,211
1999 446,188 70,301 -39,411 -23,846
1998 428,722 70,527 -52,844 -23,262
1997 430,723 67,944 -58,185 -22,963
1996 418,526 61,681 -45,159 -21,520
1995 406,610 55,568 -42,030 -22,020
1994 376,280 61,569 -32,086 -20,984
1993 354,529 52,879 -24,569 -19,973
1992 346,125 53,310 -18,789 -120,552
1991 354,778 46,143 -14,675 -119,356
1990 328,596 64,821 -3,487 -116,817
1989 318,602 63,586 5,326 -114,705
1988 307,331 65,028 9,879 215
1987 291,683 62,820 8,971 357
1986 297,320 64,974 16,125 1,104
1985 283,633 74,738 11,649 -19,230
1984 269,506 78,529 20,610 -1,032
1983 254,860 82,958 21,455 -1,872
1982 248,932 75,921 24,077 -1,860
1981 236,340 70,910 29,341 -1,830
1980 224,031 72,192 30,129 -2,045
1979 212,942 64,158 40,599 -872
1978 202,655 61,200 44,070 -62,769
1977 192,847 61,110 47,543 -11,955
1976 184,430 47,927 56,055 -2,522
1975 178,409 52,662 54,941 -38,071
1974 174,858 53,232 64,223 -1,402
1973 166,926 54,650 57,760 -5,409
1972 159,339 47,611 47,169 -11,296
1971 154,990 4,386 52,925 -7,654
1970 153,706 -36,456 61,125 -11,315
1969 151,349 -90,395 63,256 -3,204
1968 148,744 -87,730 69,468 -132
1967 145,936 -85,173 49,861 -420
1966 142,844 -82,767 54,504 -144
1965 139,850 -81,111 58,249 -1,406
1964 136,824 -79,977 66,783 505
1963 133,580 -78,700 66,241 500
1962 130,405 -77,265 64,104 499
1961 127,085 -74,774 75,460 378
1960 128,489 -40,935 76,314 -1,112

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 95.5% of the population change in Angola is from natural causes (a gain of 10,163,567 people) and 4.54% is from migration (a gain of 483,327 people). In Bulgaria 92.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 528,535 people) and 7.94% is from migration (a gain of 45,567 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 299,100 people or 4.4% in Bulgaria.

Biggest cities by population

Angola
City Population
Luanda 2.49M
Huambo 844K
Cabinda 739K
Benguela 562K
Lobito 436K
Luena 357K
N'zeto 47.8K
Ambriz 22.7K
Bulgaria
City Population
Sofia 1.21M
Plovdiv 329K
Varna 319K
Burgas 189K
Stara Zagora 121K
Ruse 121K
Pleven 88.6K
Sliven 78.2K
Dobrich 69.4K
Shumen 66.6K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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