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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 41,288,599 people in Canada in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 42,181,965 in Canada.

Population statistics:

  • Canada's population is 6.63 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Canada is the 38th.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.51% for Canada.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +1.5% in Canada.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Canada has grown from 32.6M to 42.2M (29.5% growth).

Bulgaria vs Canada: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Canada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Canada
2100 3,368,029 55,893,812
2099 3,392,444 55,710,628
2098 3,416,655 55,520,878
2097 3,440,938 55,326,351
2096 3,465,328 55,153,117
2095 3,489,216 54,983,479
2094 3,513,318 54,818,119
2093 3,537,356 54,651,641
2092 3,561,475 54,494,148
2091 3,585,597 54,329,082
2090 3,609,873 54,183,996
2089 3,634,642 54,034,513
2088 3,659,749 53,855,760
2087 3,685,668 53,708,023
2086 3,712,363 53,553,781
2085 3,739,898 53,403,315
2084 3,768,305 53,246,675
2083 3,797,217 53,081,827
2082 3,827,186 52,930,998
2081 3,857,721 52,761,672
2080 3,890,095 52,602,997
2079 3,923,403 52,444,008
2078 3,957,241 52,275,214
2077 3,992,168 52,118,254
2076 4,027,738 51,944,937
2075 4,064,356 51,774,515
2074 4,102,642 51,611,349
2073 4,141,518 51,449,506
2072 4,180,975 51,279,503
2071 4,221,261 51,106,234
2070 4,262,568 50,934,622
2069 4,304,304 50,760,591
2068 4,346,623 50,585,692
2067 4,389,924 50,396,558
2066 4,433,953 50,216,488
2065 4,478,521 50,037,049
2064 4,523,406 49,857,150
2063 4,568,385 49,675,417
2062 4,613,363 49,491,872
2061 4,658,825 49,316,172
2060 4,704,379 49,148,043
2059 4,749,738 48,975,435
2058 4,794,388 48,801,460
2057 4,839,236 48,640,413
2056 4,884,068 48,484,751
2055 4,929,309 48,333,252
2054 4,974,635 48,184,303
2053 5,020,162 48,036,252
2052 5,065,364 47,875,085
2051 5,110,833 47,719,858
2050 5,156,741 47,562,681
2049 5,202,941 47,417,162
2048 5,249,351 47,254,138
2047 5,296,642 47,091,915
2046 5,343,848 46,926,799
2045 5,391,354 46,743,844
2044 5,439,559 46,562,785
2043 5,488,407 46,379,045
2042 5,537,839 46,188,550
2041 5,588,510 45,994,664
2040 5,639,850 45,799,063
2039 5,692,028 45,593,547
2038 5,743,725 45,374,241
2037 5,796,645 45,148,803
2036 5,849,741 44,917,782
2035 5,902,025 44,691,033
2034 5,954,460 44,439,937
2033 6,007,050 44,193,040
2032 6,058,858 43,925,613
2031 6,111,118 43,643,438
2030 6,163,564 43,355,390
2029 6,214,784 43,060,128
2028 6,264,738 42,748,060
2027 6,313,255 42,426,742
2026 6,359,449 42,091,205
2025 6,402,394 41,714,545
2024 6,441,421 41,288,599
2023 6,446,596 40,083,484
2022 6,465,097 38,935,934
2021 6,507,301 38,239,864
2020 6,550,696 38,028,638
2019 6,616,726 37,618,495
2018 6,710,798 37,072,620
2017 6,803,468 36,545,075
2016 6,894,139 36,110,803
2015 6,984,225 35,704,498
2014 7,073,572 35,434,066
2013 7,160,005 35,080,992
2012 7,305,888 34,713,395
2011 7,348,328 34,339,221
2010 7,395,599 34,005,902
2009 7,444,443 33,630,069
2008 7,492,561 33,247,298
2007 7,545,338 32,888,886
2006 7,601,022 32,571,193
2005 7,658,972 32,242,732
2004 7,716,860 31,938,807
2003 7,775,327 31,642,461
2002 7,837,161 31,359,199
2001 8,009,142 31,020,855
2000 8,170,172 30,685,730
1999 8,210,624 30,401,286
1998 8,256,786 30,155,173
1997 8,312,068 29,905,948
1996 8,362,826 29,610,218
1995 8,406,067 29,302,311
1994 8,443,591 29,000,663
1993 8,472,313 28,684,764
1992 8,540,164 28,371,264
1991 8,632,367 28,037,420
1990 8,718,289 27,691,138
1989 8,876,972 27,276,781
1988 8,981,446 26,791,747
1987 8,971,359 26,446,601
1986 8,958,171 26,100,278
1985 8,960,547 25,842,116
1984 8,960,679 25,607,053
1983 8,939,738 25,366,451
1982 8,917,457 25,116,942
1981 8,891,117 24,819,915
1980 8,861,535 24,515,667
1979 8,825,940 24,201,544
1978 8,814,032 23,963,203
1977 8,804,183 23,725,843
1976 8,758,599 23,449,808
1975 8,720,742 23,143,275
1974 8,678,745 22,807,969
1973 8,620,967 22,491,777
1972 8,576,200 22,218,463
1971 8,536,395 21,962,032
1970 8,489,574 21,324,000
1969 8,434,172 21,028,000
1968 8,369,603 20,744,000
1967 8,310,226 20,412,000
1966 8,258,057 20,048,000
1965 8,204,168 19,678,000
1964 8,144,340 19,325,000
1963 8,078,145 18,964,000
1962 8,012,946 18,614,000
1961 7,943,118 18,271,000
1960 7,867,374 17,909,356

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/bulgaria/canada | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Canada gained 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Canada's population increased by 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Canada was ranked 35th in 2006 and ranked 38th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bulgaria's population will shrink by 18.9% to 5,156,741 people with a rank change from 112th to 128th. The population of Canada will increase by 12.8% to 47,562,681 people and rank change from 38th to 45th.

Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.9M 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

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Canada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Canada
2100 -0.72% 0.33%
2099 -0.71% 0.34%
2098 -0.71% 0.35%
2097 -0.7% 0.31%
2096 -0.68% 0.31%
2095 -0.69% 0.3%
2094 -0.68% 0.3%
2093 -0.68% 0.29%
2092 -0.67% 0.3%
2091 -0.67% 0.27%
2090 -0.68% 0.28%
2089 -0.69% 0.33%
2088 -0.7% 0.28%
2087 -0.72% 0.29%
2086 -0.74% 0.28%
2085 -0.75% 0.29%
2084 -0.76% 0.31%
2083 -0.78% 0.28%
2082 -0.79% 0.32%
2081 -0.83% 0.3%
2080 -0.85% 0.3%
2079 -0.86% 0.32%
2078 -0.87% 0.3%
2077 -0.88% 0.33%
2076 -0.9% 0.33%
2075 -0.93% 0.32%
2074 -0.94% 0.31%
2073 -0.94% 0.33%
2072 -0.95% 0.34%
2071 -0.97% 0.34%
2070 -0.97% 0.34%
2069 -0.97% 0.35%
2068 -0.99% 0.38%
2067 -0.99% 0.36%
2066 -1% 0.36%
2065 -0.99% 0.36%
2064 -0.98% 0.37%
2063 -0.97% 0.37%
2062 -0.98% 0.36%
2061 -0.97% 0.34%
2060 -0.95% 0.35%
2059 -0.93% 0.36%
2058 -0.93% 0.33%
2057 -0.92% 0.32%
2056 -0.92% 0.31%
2055 -0.91% 0.31%
2054 -0.91% 0.31%
2053 -0.89% 0.34%
2052 -0.89% 0.33%
2051 -0.89% 0.33%
2050 -0.89% 0.31%
2049 -0.88% 0.34%
2048 -0.89% 0.34%
2047 -0.88% 0.35%
2046 -0.88% 0.39%
2045 -0.89% 0.39%
2044 -0.89% 0.4%
2043 -0.89% 0.41%
2042 -0.91% 0.42%
2041 -0.91% 0.43%
2040 -0.92% 0.45%
2039 -0.9% 0.48%
2038 -0.91% 0.5%
2037 -0.91% 0.51%
2036 -0.89% 0.51%
2035 -0.88% 0.57%
2034 -0.88% 0.56%
2033 -0.86% 0.61%
2032 -0.86% 0.65%
2031 -0.85% 0.66%
2030 -0.82% 0.69%
2029 -0.8% 0.73%
2028 -0.77% 0.76%
2027 -0.73% 0.8%
2026 -0.67% 0.9%
2025 -0.61% 1.03%
2024 -0.08% 3.01%
2023 -0.29% 2.95%
2022 -0.65% 1.82%
2021 -0.66% 0.56%
2020 -1% 1.09%
2019 -1.4% 1.47%
2018 -1.36% 1.44%
2017 -1.32% 1.2%
2016 -1.29% 1.14%
2015 -1.26% 0.76%
2014 -1.21% 1.01%
2013 -2% 1.06%
2012 -0.58% 1.09%
2011 -0.64% 0.98%
2010 -0.66% 1.12%
2009 -0.64% 1.15%
2008 -0.7% 1.09%
2007 -0.73% 0.98%
2006 -0.76% 1.02%
2005 -0.75% 0.95%
2004 -0.75% 0.94%
2003 -0.79% 0.9%
2002 -2.15% 1.09%
2001 -1.97% 1.09%
2000 -0.49% 0.94%
1999 -0.56% 0.82%
1998 -0.67% 0.83%
1997 -0.61% 1%
1996 -0.51% 1.05%
1995 -0.44% 1.04%
1994 -0.34% 1.1%
1993 -0.79% 1.1%
1992 -1.07% 1.19%
1991 -0.99% 1.25%
1990 -1.79% 1.52%
1989 -1.16% 1.81%
1988 0.11% 1.31%
1987 0.15% 1.33%
1986 -0.03% 1%
1985 -0.001% 0.92%
1984 0.23% 0.95%
1983 0.25% 0.99%
1982 0.3% 1.2%
1981 0.33% 1.24%
1980 0.4% 1.3%
1979 0.14% 0.99%
1978 0.11% 1%
1977 0.52% 1.18%
1976 0.43% 1.32%
1975 0.48% 1.47%
1974 0.67% 1.41%
1973 0.52% 1.23%
1972 0.47% 1.17%
1971 0.55% 2.99%
1970 0.66% 1.41%
1969 0.77% 1.37%
1968 0.71% 1.63%
1967 0.63% 1.82%
1966 0.66% 1.88%
1965 0.73% 1.83%
1964 0.82% 1.9%
1963 0.81% 1.88%
1962 0.88% 1.88%
1961 0.96% 2.02%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.08%, while Canada's population grew by 3.01%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Canada
Current population
6359449
42181965
Population rank 112/197 38/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.51%
One net population change
1.69 hours
26.2 seconds
One birth every
9.16 minutes
1.49 minutes
One death every
5.19 minutes
1.62 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +3,302
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +1,205,115
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +3.01%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 14/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
1.62 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 +326,204
Net migration rank 106/196 5/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 8,805,839
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 7/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 22.2%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 27/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Canada
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Canada
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - 326,204
2024 - 524 - 368,599
2023 -43,837 5,173 28,058 433,842
2022 -62,065 26,498 15,574 459,988
2021 -90,452 11,756 57,360 198,867
2020 -65,507 30,167 53,241 256,592
2019 -46,317 -2,156 86,523 387,685
2018 -46,304 -3,873 88,974 420,224
2017 -45,583 -6,109 98,672 372,685
2016 -42,744 -9,482 115,555 329,455
2015 -44,699 -4,227 117,825 224,332
2014 -41,027 -2,180 127,563 192,884
2013 -37,948 -1,324 129,799 239,813
2012 -40,183 -26,334 135,382 243,748
2011 -37,477 -23,360 133,923 227,075
2010 -34,759 -21,668 139,425 225,369
2009 -26,800 -19,060 144,609 244,463
2008 -32,967 -17,595 142,963 238,083
2007 -37,727 -16,366 134,845 213,801
2006 -39,526 -15,184 130,285 202,175
2005 -42,124 -14,435 116,074 204,526
2004 -40,128 -13,604 111,786 194,611
2003 -44,319 -13,183 110,749 185,643
2002 -46,240 -12,735 106,621 208,060
2001 -44,050 -30,726 114,777 222,100
2000 -41,668 -26,211 110,469 201,727
1999 -39,411 -23,846 118,565 158,342
1998 -52,844 -23,262 126,651 142,346
1997 -58,185 -22,963 134,577 144,678
1996 -45,159 -21,520 153,973 154,553
1995 -42,030 -22,020 167,023 141,818
1994 -32,086 -20,984 179,804 134,863
1993 -24,569 -19,973 186,451 133,426
1992 -18,789 -120,552 204,273 138,121
1991 -14,675 -119,356 207,477 134,463
1990 -3,487 -116,817 213,222 181,461
1989 5,326 -114,705 207,304 258,094
1988 9,879 215 192,901 238,003
1987 8,971 357 190,416 171,308
1986 16,125 1,104 190,532 121,928
1985 11,649 -19,230 204,153 69,776
1984 20,610 -1,032 204,856 55,982
1983 21,455 -1,872 202,931 66,172
1982 24,077 -1,860 200,935 89,544
1981 29,341 -1,830 206,005 113,461
1980 30,129 -2,045 203,480 122,743
1979 40,599 -872 203,293 86,719
1978 44,070 -62,769 194,102 52,781
1977 47,543 -11,955 199,297 70,339
1976 56,055 -2,522 196,979 106,894
1975 54,941 -38,071 196,718 139,797
1974 64,223 -1,402 182,464 155,596
1973 57,760 -5,409 184,432 125,401
1972 47,169 -11,296 188,857 89,880
1971 52,925 -7,654 208,640 210,244
1970 61,125 -11,315 215,372 304,627
1969 63,256 -3,204 216,588 93,600
1968 69,468 -132 211,589 108,864
1967 49,861 -420 220,450 132,856
1966 54,504 -144 236,566 144,641
1965 58,249 -1,406 269,589 112,401
1964 66,783 505 307,268 68,003
1963 66,241 500 318,595 51,831
1962 64,104 499 325,745 35,373
1961 75,460 378 334,360 34,721
1960 76,314 -1,112 338,487 49,694

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 92.1% of the population change in Bulgaria is from natural causes (a loss of 528,535 people) and 7.94% is from migration (a gain of 45,567 people). In Canada 19.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 789,345 people) and 80.6% is from migration (a gain of 3,276,554 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 8,805,839 people or 22.2% in Canada.

Biggest cities by population

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
Canada
City Population
Toronto 2.79M
Montreal 1.8M
Calgary 1.31M
Ottawa 1.02M
Edmonton 1.01M
Winnipeg 750K
Mississauga 718K
Vancouver 662K
Brampton 656K
Hamilton 569K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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