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Population in Bulgaria compared to Cape Verde: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 524,877 people in Cape Verde in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 530,391 in Cape Verde.

Population statistics:

  • Bulgaria's population is 12 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Cape Verde is the 169th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.006% for Cape Verde.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +0.22% in Cape Verde.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Cape Verde has grown from 491K to 530K (8.08% growth).

Bulgaria vs Cape Verde: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Cape Verde
2100 3,368,029 420,063
2099 3,392,444 424,339
2098 3,416,655 428,547
2097 3,440,938 432,823
2096 3,465,328 437,079
2095 3,489,216 441,399
2094 3,513,318 445,733
2093 3,537,356 450,100
2092 3,561,475 454,396
2091 3,585,597 458,688
2090 3,609,873 462,998
2089 3,634,642 467,377
2088 3,659,749 471,624
2087 3,685,668 475,845
2086 3,712,363 480,024
2085 3,739,898 484,207
2084 3,768,305 488,361
2083 3,797,217 492,342
2082 3,827,186 496,365
2081 3,857,721 500,326
2080 3,890,095 504,194
2079 3,923,403 507,990
2078 3,957,241 511,571
2077 3,992,168 515,063
2076 4,027,738 518,529
2075 4,064,356 521,923
2074 4,102,642 525,175
2073 4,141,518 528,314
2072 4,180,975 531,359
2071 4,221,261 534,222
2070 4,262,568 537,167
2069 4,304,304 540,078
2068 4,346,623 542,854
2067 4,389,924 545,645
2066 4,433,953 548,241
2065 4,478,521 550,631
2064 4,523,406 552,831
2063 4,568,385 554,976
2062 4,613,363 557,061
2061 4,658,825 558,943
2060 4,704,379 560,606
2059 4,749,738 562,202
2058 4,794,388 563,524
2057 4,839,236 564,676
2056 4,884,068 565,611
2055 4,929,309 566,437
2054 4,974,635 567,099
2053 5,020,162 567,452
2052 5,065,364 567,567
2051 5,110,833 567,565
2050 5,156,741 567,433
2049 5,202,941 567,091
2048 5,249,351 566,651
2047 5,296,642 566,116
2046 5,343,848 565,314
2045 5,391,354 564,356
2044 5,439,559 563,283
2043 5,488,407 562,118
2042 5,537,839 560,857
2041 5,588,510 559,474
2040 5,639,850 557,962
2039 5,692,028 556,312
2038 5,743,725 554,523
2037 5,796,645 552,714
2036 5,849,741 550,888
2035 5,902,025 548,939
2034 5,954,460 547,001
2033 6,007,050 545,142
2032 6,058,858 543,065
2031 6,111,118 541,069
2030 6,163,564 538,756
2029 6,214,784 536,526
2028 6,264,738 534,280
2027 6,313,255 532,028
2026 6,359,449 529,785
2025 6,402,394 527,409
2024 6,441,421 524,877
2023 6,446,596 522,331
2022 6,465,097 519,741
2021 6,507,301 516,649
2020 6,550,696 514,679
2019 6,616,726 514,104
2018 6,710,798 513,415
2017 6,803,468 512,893
2016 6,894,139 512,554
2015 6,984,225 512,394
2014 7,073,572 512,326
2013 7,160,005 512,225
2012 7,305,888 511,955
2011 7,348,328 511,447
2010 7,395,599 509,784
2009 7,444,443 506,141
2008 7,492,561 501,355
2007 7,545,338 496,190
2006 7,601,022 490,728
2005 7,658,972 485,115
2004 7,716,860 479,370
2003 7,775,327 473,383
2002 7,837,161 467,046
2001 8,009,142 460,293
2000 8,170,172 453,317
1999 8,210,624 446,519
1998 8,256,786 439,784
1997 8,312,068 432,798
1996 8,362,826 425,581
1995 8,406,067 418,104
1994 8,443,591 410,228
1993 8,472,313 401,965
1992 8,540,164 393,415
1991 8,632,367 384,586
1990 8,718,289 375,428
1989 8,876,972 367,803
1988 8,981,446 362,329
1987 8,971,359 357,302
1986 8,958,171 352,312
1985 8,960,547 347,365
1984 8,960,679 342,505
1983 8,939,738 337,654
1982 8,917,457 332,724
1981 8,891,117 327,846
1980 8,861,535 323,301
1979 8,825,940 319,480
1978 8,814,032 316,147
1977 8,804,183 312,834
1976 8,758,599 309,455
1975 8,720,742 305,847
1974 8,678,745 302,570
1973 8,620,967 299,881
1972 8,576,200 297,386
1971 8,536,395 294,046
1970 8,489,574 287,885
1969 8,434,172 279,248
1968 8,369,603 270,164
1967 8,310,226 261,404
1966 8,258,057 252,976
1965 8,204,168 244,856
1964 8,144,340 237,006
1963 8,078,145 229,373
1962 8,012,946 221,919
1961 7,943,118 215,087
1960 7,867,374 210,024

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/cape-verde | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Cape Verde gained 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Cape Verde's population increased by 17,837 people (a 3.48% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Cape Verde was ranked 166th in 2006 and ranked 169th 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 Cape Verde will increase by 6.98% to 567,433 people and rank change from 169th to 168th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 568K 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
Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Cape Verde
2100 -0.72% -1.01%
2099 -0.71% -0.98%
2098 -0.71% -0.99%
2097 -0.7% -0.97%
2096 -0.68% -0.98%
2095 -0.69% -0.97%
2094 -0.68% -0.97%
2093 -0.68% -0.95%
2092 -0.67% -0.94%
2091 -0.67% -0.93%
2090 -0.68% -0.94%
2089 -0.69% -0.9%
2088 -0.7% -0.89%
2087 -0.72% -0.87%
2086 -0.74% -0.86%
2085 -0.75% -0.85%
2084 -0.76% -0.81%
2083 -0.78% -0.81%
2082 -0.79% -0.79%
2081 -0.83% -0.77%
2080 -0.85% -0.75%
2079 -0.86% -0.7%
2078 -0.87% -0.68%
2077 -0.88% -0.67%
2076 -0.9% -0.65%
2075 -0.93% -0.62%
2074 -0.94% -0.59%
2073 -0.94% -0.57%
2072 -0.95% -0.54%
2071 -0.97% -0.55%
2070 -0.97% -0.54%
2069 -0.97% -0.51%
2068 -0.99% -0.51%
2067 -0.99% -0.47%
2066 -1% -0.43%
2065 -0.99% -0.4%
2064 -0.98% -0.39%
2063 -0.97% -0.37%
2062 -0.98% -0.34%
2061 -0.97% -0.3%
2060 -0.95% -0.28%
2059 -0.93% -0.23%
2058 -0.93% -0.2%
2057 -0.92% -0.17%
2056 -0.92% -0.15%
2055 -0.91% -0.12%
2054 -0.91% -0.06%
2053 -0.89% -0.02%
2052 -0.89% 0%
2051 -0.89% 0.02%
2050 -0.89% 0.06%
2049 -0.88% 0.08%
2048 -0.89% 0.09%
2047 -0.88% 0.14%
2046 -0.88% 0.17%
2045 -0.89% 0.19%
2044 -0.89% 0.21%
2043 -0.89% 0.22%
2042 -0.91% 0.25%
2041 -0.91% 0.27%
2040 -0.92% 0.3%
2039 -0.9% 0.32%
2038 -0.91% 0.33%
2037 -0.91% 0.33%
2036 -0.89% 0.35%
2035 -0.88% 0.35%
2034 -0.88% 0.34%
2033 -0.86% 0.38%
2032 -0.86% 0.37%
2031 -0.85% 0.43%
2030 -0.82% 0.42%
2029 -0.8% 0.42%
2028 -0.77% 0.42%
2027 -0.73% 0.42%
2026 -0.67% 0.45%
2025 -0.61% 0.48%
2024 -0.08% 0.49%
2023 -0.29% 0.5%
2022 -0.65% 0.6%
2021 -0.66% 0.38%
2020 -1% 0.11%
2019 -1.4% 0.13%
2018 -1.36% 0.1%
2017 -1.32% 0.07%
2016 -1.29% 0.03%
2015 -1.26% 0.01%
2014 -1.21% 0.02%
2013 -2% 0.05%
2012 -0.58% 0.1%
2011 -0.64% 0.33%
2010 -0.66% 0.72%
2009 -0.64% 0.95%
2008 -0.7% 1.04%
2007 -0.73% 1.11%
2006 -0.76% 1.16%
2005 -0.75% 1.2%
2004 -0.75% 1.26%
2003 -0.79% 1.36%
2002 -2.15% 1.47%
2001 -1.97% 1.54%
2000 -0.49% 1.52%
1999 -0.56% 1.53%
1998 -0.67% 1.61%
1997 -0.61% 1.7%
1996 -0.51% 1.79%
1995 -0.44% 1.92%
1994 -0.34% 2.06%
1993 -0.79% 2.17%
1992 -1.07% 2.3%
1991 -0.99% 2.44%
1990 -1.79% 2.07%
1989 -1.16% 1.51%
1988 0.11% 1.41%
1987 0.15% 1.42%
1986 -0.03% 1.42%
1985 -0.001% 1.42%
1984 0.23% 1.44%
1983 0.25% 1.48%
1982 0.3% 1.49%
1981 0.33% 1.41%
1980 0.4% 1.2%
1979 0.14% 1.05%
1978 0.11% 1.06%
1977 0.52% 1.09%
1976 0.43% 1.18%
1975 0.48% 1.08%
1974 0.67% 0.9%
1973 0.52% 0.84%
1972 0.47% 1.14%
1971 0.55% 2.14%
1970 0.66% 3.09%
1969 0.77% 3.36%
1968 0.71% 3.35%
1967 0.63% 3.33%
1966 0.66% 3.32%
1965 0.73% 3.31%
1964 0.82% 3.33%
1963 0.81% 3.36%
1962 0.88% 3.18%
1961 0.96% 2.41%

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/cape-verde | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.08%, while Cape Verde's population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Cape Verde
Current population
6359449
530391
Population rank 112/197 169/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.006%
One net population change
1.69 hours
3.44 hours
One birth every
9.16 minutes
1.36 hours
One death every
5.19 minutes
3.32 hours
Daily growth/decline -14 +7
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +2,546
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 136/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
6.84 hours
Annual migration change -2,961 -1,284
Net migration rank 106/196 94/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 16,515
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 171/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 3.1%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 116/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Cape Verde
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -1,284
2024 - 524 - -1,209
2023 -43,837 5,173 3,798 -1,226
2022 -62,065 26,498 3,864 -1,253
2021 -90,452 11,756 3,575 0
2020 -65,507 30,167 3,734 -3,362
2019 -46,317 -2,156 4,773 -4,001
2018 -46,304 -3,873 5,282 -4,679
2017 -45,583 -6,109 5,993 -5,550
2016 -42,744 -9,482 6,238 -6,004
2015 -44,699 -4,227 6,314 -6,226
2014 -41,027 -2,180 6,622 -6,578
2013 -37,948 -1,324 6,780 -6,622
2012 -40,183 -26,334 7,157 -6,779
2011 -37,477 -23,360 7,874 -7,226
2010 -34,759 -21,668 7,746 -5,069
2009 -26,800 -19,060 7,216 -2,618
2008 -32,967 -17,595 7,313 -2,340
2007 -37,727 -16,366 7,559 -2,200
2006 -39,526 -15,184 7,980 -2,408
2005 -42,124 -14,435 8,428 -2,768
2004 -40,128 -13,604 8,825 -2,993
2003 -44,319 -13,183 9,037 -2,898
2002 -46,240 -12,735 9,278 -2,751
2001 -44,050 -30,726 9,510 -2,528
2000 -41,668 -26,211 9,752 -2,772
1999 -39,411 -23,846 9,989 -3,371
1998 -52,844 -23,262 10,187 -3,332
1997 -58,185 -22,963 10,323 -3,211
1996 -45,159 -21,520 10,613 -3,297
1995 -42,030 -22,020 10,764 -3,125
1994 -32,086 -20,984 11,410 -3,299
1993 -24,569 -19,973 11,805 -3,393
1992 -18,789 -120,552 11,915 -3,231
1991 -14,675 -119,356 11,899 -2,924
1990 -3,487 -116,817 11,738 -2,398
1989 5,326 -114,705 11,608 -5,704
1988 9,879 215 11,523 -6,474
1987 8,971 357 11,426 -6,418
1986 16,125 1,104 11,295 -6,314
1985 11,649 -19,230 11,105 -6,192
1984 20,610 -1,032 10,835 -6,035
1983 21,455 -1,872 10,736 -5,834
1982 24,077 -1,860 10,597 -5,629
1981 29,341 -1,830 10,470 -5,684
1980 30,129 -2,045 10,276 -5,980
1979 40,599 -872 10,223 -6,875
1978 44,070 -62,769 10,152 -6,833
1977 47,543 -11,955 10,036 -6,730
1976 56,055 -2,522 9,833 -6,389
1975 54,941 -38,071 9,601 -5,829
1974 64,223 -1,402 9,295 -6,512
1973 57,760 -5,409 9,003 -6,410
1972 47,169 -11,296 8,716 -6,316
1971 52,925 -7,654 8,359 -4,085
1970 61,125 -11,315 7,878 172
1969 63,256 -3,204 7,625 1,608
1968 69,468 -132 7,408 1,521
1967 49,861 -420 7,214 1,376
1966 54,504 -144 7,039 1,230
1965 58,249 -1,406 6,877 1,093
1964 66,783 505 6,725 1,006
1963 66,241 500 6,589 945
1962 64,104 499 6,468 904
1961 75,460 378 6,247 49
1960 76,314 -1,112 6,098 -2,267

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

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/cape-verde | 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 Cape Verde 56.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 50,193 people) and 43.6% is from migration (a loss of 38,879 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 16,515 people or 3.1% in Cape Verde.

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
Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K

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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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