The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 6,441,421 people in Bulgaria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,011,944 people compared to 6,355,610 in Bulgaria.
Population statistics:
- Belarus' population is 1.42 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
- Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Bulgaria is the 112th.
- The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.08% for Bulgaria.
- For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs -0.96% in Bulgaria.
- Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.17% decline), while Bulgaria has declined from 7.6M to 6.36M (16.4% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.8% of the population in Belarus and 36.7% in Bulgaria.
Belarus vs Bulgaria: live population counter
Belarus
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Bulgaria
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
9011944
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6355610
|
| Population rank | 101/197 | 112/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 0.08% |
| One net population change |
11.5 minutes
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1.69 hours
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| One birth every |
8.02 minutes
|
9.16 minutes
|
| One death every |
4.29 minutes
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5.19 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.81 hours
|
16.7 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -3,119 | +524 |
| Daily growth/decline | -125 | -14 |
| Annual growth/decline | -45,669 | -5,175 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.5% | -0.08% |
| Population growth rate rank | 187/197 | 172/197 |
Belarus and Bulgaria: population history and growth rate by year chart
Belarus
Population
Growth rate
Bulgaria
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Belarus
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Bulgaria
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Belarus
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Bulgaria
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|
| 1960 | 8,198,000 | 7,867,374 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,271,216 | 7,943,118 | 0.89% | 0.96% |
| 1962 | 8,351,928 | 8,012,946 | 0.98% | 0.88% |
| 1963 | 8,437,232 | 8,078,145 | 1.02% | 0.81% |
| 1964 | 8,524,224 | 8,144,340 | 1.03% | 0.82% |
| 1965 | 8,610,000 | 8,204,168 | 1.01% | 0.73% |
| 1966 | 8,696,496 | 8,258,057 | 1% | 0.66% |
| 1967 | 8,785,648 | 8,310,226 | 1.03% | 0.63% |
| 1968 | 8,874,552 | 8,369,603 | 1.01% | 0.71% |
| 1969 | 8,960,304 | 8,434,172 | 0.97% | 0.77% |
| 1970 | 9,040,000 | 8,489,574 | 0.89% | 0.66% |
| 1971 | 9,115,576 | 8,536,395 | 0.84% | 0.55% |
| 1972 | 9,188,968 | 8,576,200 | 0.81% | 0.47% |
| 1973 | 9,257,272 | 8,620,967 | 0.74% | 0.52% |
| 1974 | 9,317,584 | 8,678,745 | 0.65% | 0.67% |
| 1975 | 9,367,000 | 8,720,742 | 0.53% | 0.48% |
| 1976 | 9,411,000 | 8,758,599 | 0.47% | 0.43% |
| 1977 | 9,463,000 | 8,804,183 | 0.55% | 0.52% |
| 1978 | 9,525,000 | 8,814,032 | 0.66% | 0.11% |
| 1979 | 9,584,000 | 8,825,940 | 0.62% | 0.14% |
| 1980 | 9,643,000 | 8,861,535 | 0.62% | 0.4% |
| 1981 | 9,710,000 | 8,891,117 | 0.69% | 0.33% |
| 1982 | 9,776,000 | 8,917,457 | 0.68% | 0.3% |
| 1983 | 9,843,000 | 8,939,738 | 0.69% | 0.25% |
| 1984 | 9,910,000 | 8,960,679 | 0.68% | 0.23% |
| 1985 | 9,975,000 | 8,960,547 | 0.66% | -0.001% |
| 1986 | 10,043,000 | 8,958,171 | 0.68% | -0.03% |
| 1987 | 10,111,000 | 8,971,359 | 0.68% | 0.15% |
| 1988 | 10,140,000 | 8,981,446 | 0.29% | 0.11% |
| 1989 | 10,170,000 | 8,876,972 | 0.3% | -1.16% |
| 1990 | 10,189,348 | 8,718,289 | 0.19% | -1.79% |
| 1991 | 10,194,050 | 8,632,367 | 0.05% | -0.99% |
| 1992 | 10,216,470 | 8,540,164 | 0.22% | -1.07% |
| 1993 | 10,239,050 | 8,472,313 | 0.22% | -0.79% |
| 1994 | 10,226,955 | 8,443,591 | -0.12% | -0.34% |
| 1995 | 10,193,831 | 8,406,067 | -0.32% | -0.44% |
| 1996 | 10,159,569 | 8,362,826 | -0.34% | -0.51% |
| 1997 | 10,117,433 | 8,312,068 | -0.41% | -0.61% |
| 1998 | 10,071,963 | 8,256,786 | -0.45% | -0.67% |
| 1999 | 10,026,738 | 8,210,624 | -0.45% | -0.56% |
| 2000 | 9,979,610 | 8,170,172 | -0.47% | -0.49% |
| 2001 | 9,928,549 | 8,009,142 | -0.51% | -1.97% |
| 2002 | 9,865,548 | 7,837,161 | -0.63% | -2.15% |
| 2003 | 9,796,749 | 7,775,327 | -0.7% | -0.79% |
| 2004 | 9,730,146 | 7,716,860 | -0.68% | -0.75% |
| 2005 | 9,663,915 | 7,658,972 | -0.68% | -0.75% |
| 2006 | 9,604,924 | 7,601,022 | -0.61% | -0.76% |
| 2007 | 9,560,953 | 7,545,338 | -0.46% | -0.73% |
| 2008 | 9,527,985 | 7,492,561 | -0.34% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 9,504,583 | 7,444,443 | -0.25% | -0.64% |
| 2010 | 9,483,836 | 7,395,599 | -0.22% | -0.66% |
| 2011 | 9,461,643 | 7,348,328 | -0.23% | -0.64% |
| 2012 | 9,446,836 | 7,305,888 | -0.16% | -0.58% |
| 2013 | 9,443,211 | 7,160,005 | -0.04% | -2% |
| 2014 | 9,448,515 | 7,073,572 | 0.06% | -1.21% |
| 2015 | 9,461,076 | 6,984,225 | 0.13% | -1.26% |
| 2016 | 9,469,379 | 6,894,139 | 0.09% | -1.29% |
| 2017 | 9,458,989 | 6,803,468 | -0.11% | -1.32% |
| 2018 | 9,438,785 | 6,710,798 | -0.21% | -1.36% |
| 2019 | 9,419,758 | 6,616,726 | -0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 9,379,952 | 6,550,696 | -0.42% | -1% |
| 2021 | 9,302,585 | 6,507,301 | -0.82% | -0.66% |
| 2022 | 9,228,071 | 6,465,097 | -0.8% | -0.65% |
| 2023 | 9,178,298 | 6,446,596 | -0.54% | -0.29% |
| 2024 | 9,132,629 | 6,441,421 | -0.5% | -0.08% |
| 2025 | 9,073,036 | 6,400,309 | -0.65% | -0.64% |
| 2026 | 9,011,944 | 6,355,610 | -0.67% | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 8,950,041 | 6,308,107 | -0.69% | -0.75% |
| 2028 | 8,887,762 | 6,258,719 | -0.7% | -0.78% |
| 2029 | 8,824,424 | 6,207,977 | -0.71% | -0.81% |
| 2030 | 8,760,466 | 6,155,992 | -0.72% | -0.84% |
| 2031 | 8,696,768 | 6,103,481 | -0.73% | -0.85% |
| 2032 | 8,633,068 | 6,051,290 | -0.73% | -0.86% |
| 2033 | 8,569,172 | 5,998,932 | -0.74% | -0.87% |
| 2034 | 8,505,555 | 5,946,256 | -0.74% | -0.88% |
| 2035 | 8,442,461 | 5,893,732 | -0.74% | -0.88% |
| 2036 | 8,379,897 | 5,840,887 | -0.74% | -0.9% |
| 2037 | 8,317,831 | 5,787,725 | -0.74% | -0.91% |
| 2038 | 8,255,917 | 5,735,248 | -0.74% | -0.91% |
| 2039 | 8,193,893 | 5,683,154 | -0.75% | -0.91% |
| 2040 | 8,132,083 | 5,631,243 | -0.75% | -0.91% |
| 2041 | 8,070,545 | 5,580,085 | -0.76% | -0.91% |
| 2042 | 8,009,602 | 5,529,877 | -0.76% | -0.9% |
| 2043 | 7,949,312 | 5,480,581 | -0.75% | -0.89% |
| 2044 | 7,889,014 | 5,431,913 | -0.76% | -0.89% |
| 2045 | 7,828,555 | 5,383,915 | -0.77% | -0.88% |
| 2046 | 7,767,902 | 5,336,412 | -0.77% | -0.88% |
| 2047 | 7,706,676 | 5,289,023 | -0.79% | -0.89% |
| 2048 | 7,644,179 | 5,242,022 | -0.81% | -0.89% |
| 2049 | 7,580,508 | 5,195,580 | -0.83% | -0.89% |
| 2050 | 7,516,034 | 5,149,391 | -0.85% | -0.89% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Bulgaria lost 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost -457,435 (a 4.83% decline), while Bulgaria's population decreased by -538,529 (a 7.81% decline).
Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Bulgaria was ranked 95th in 2006 and ranked 112th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.6% to 7,516,034 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Bulgaria will decrease by 19% to 5,149,391 people and rank change from 112th to 128th.
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Population differences between Belarus and Bulgaria
|
Belarus
|
Bulgaria
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75 years | 76.1 years |
| Average age | 41.7 years | 44.1 years |
| Median age | 42 years | 45.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.6:53.4 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.21 births per woman | 1.81 births per woman |
| Population density | 116.5 ppl/mi² | 153.7 ppl/mi² |
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