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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 20,299,123 people in Chad in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 21,893,857 in Chad.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 3.44 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Chad is the 64th.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.26% for Chad.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +3.65% in Chad.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Chad has grown from 10.7M to 21.9M (104.5% growth).

Bulgaria vs Chad: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Chad
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Chad
2100 3,368,029 70,884,357
2099 3,392,444 70,557,567
2098 3,416,655 70,230,207
2097 3,440,938 69,842,152
2096 3,465,328 69,451,196
2095 3,489,216 69,060,721
2094 3,513,318 68,666,177
2093 3,537,356 68,236,720
2092 3,561,475 67,782,173
2091 3,585,597 67,325,804
2090 3,609,873 66,831,262
2089 3,634,642 66,335,362
2088 3,659,749 65,849,776
2087 3,685,668 65,329,155
2086 3,712,363 64,802,341
2085 3,739,898 64,247,517
2084 3,768,305 63,683,201
2083 3,797,217 63,107,011
2082 3,827,186 62,546,281
2081 3,857,721 61,935,077
2080 3,890,095 61,322,770
2079 3,923,403 60,689,500
2078 3,957,241 60,041,413
2077 3,992,168 59,398,544
2076 4,027,738 58,750,589
2075 4,064,356 58,088,399
2074 4,102,642 57,429,638
2073 4,141,518 56,751,288
2072 4,180,975 56,050,641
2071 4,221,261 55,351,270
2070 4,262,568 54,656,129
2069 4,304,304 53,956,737
2068 4,346,623 53,248,745
2067 4,389,924 52,550,963
2066 4,433,953 51,808,021
2065 4,478,521 51,071,215
2064 4,523,406 50,307,695
2063 4,568,385 49,556,347
2062 4,613,363 48,797,884
2061 4,658,825 48,036,580
2060 4,704,379 47,241,459
2059 4,749,738 46,442,418
2058 4,794,388 45,655,034
2057 4,839,236 44,870,896
2056 4,884,068 44,078,534
2055 4,929,309 43,275,519
2054 4,974,635 42,486,590
2053 5,020,162 41,688,608
2052 5,065,364 40,889,772
2051 5,110,833 40,092,484
2050 5,156,741 39,299,495
2049 5,202,941 38,521,793
2048 5,249,351 37,723,298
2047 5,296,642 36,947,445
2046 5,343,848 36,172,851
2045 5,391,354 35,391,232
2044 5,439,559 34,632,170
2043 5,488,407 33,864,845
2042 5,537,839 33,104,772
2041 5,588,510 32,347,709
2040 5,639,850 31,617,805
2039 5,692,028 30,871,258
2038 5,743,725 30,129,880
2037 5,796,645 29,393,074
2036 5,849,741 28,653,774
2035 5,902,025 27,935,849
2034 5,954,460 27,223,833
2033 6,007,050 26,506,530
2032 6,058,858 25,790,343
2031 6,111,118 25,078,386
2030 6,163,564 24,381,060
2029 6,214,784 23,686,105
2028 6,264,738 22,995,214
2027 6,313,255 22,312,346
2026 6,359,449 21,738,687
2025 6,402,394 21,174,977
2024 6,441,421 20,299,123
2023 6,446,596 19,319,064
2022 6,465,097 18,455,316
2021 6,507,301 17,828,273
2020 6,550,696 17,224,679
2019 6,616,726 16,685,223
2018 6,710,798 16,156,531
2017 6,803,468 15,622,759
2016 6,894,139 15,114,655
2015 6,984,225 14,647,621
2014 7,073,572 14,188,678
2013 7,160,005 13,691,079
2012 7,305,888 13,210,998
2011 7,348,328 12,754,997
2010 7,395,599 12,312,575
2009 7,444,443 11,893,754
2008 7,492,561 11,476,296
2007 7,545,338 11,081,660
2006 7,601,022 10,706,424
2005 7,658,972 10,328,092
2004 7,716,860 9,920,036
2003 7,775,327 9,487,833
2002 7,837,161 9,116,192
2001 8,009,142 8,804,124
2000 8,170,172 8,512,093
1999 8,210,624 8,222,705
1998 8,256,786 7,938,840
1997 8,312,068 7,670,366
1996 8,362,826 7,410,108
1995 8,406,067 7,089,064
1994 8,443,591 6,783,450
1993 8,472,313 6,629,146
1992 8,540,164 6,474,656
1991 8,632,367 6,205,676
1990 8,718,289 5,982,833
1989 8,876,972 5,819,586
1988 8,981,446 5,625,602
1987 8,971,359 5,438,309
1986 8,958,171 5,251,069
1985 8,960,547 5,096,269
1984 8,960,679 5,045,145
1983 8,939,738 4,979,130
1982 8,917,457 4,738,483
1981 8,891,117 4,520,959
1980 8,861,535 4,515,453
1979 8,825,940 4,505,384
1978 8,814,032 4,411,366
1977 8,804,183 4,331,667
1976 8,758,599 4,251,297
1975 8,720,742 4,167,234
1974 8,678,745 4,078,356
1973 8,620,967 3,985,909
1972 8,576,200 3,893,252
1971 8,536,395 3,807,316
1970 8,489,574 3,727,828
1969 8,434,172 3,651,113
1968 8,369,603 3,578,231
1967 8,310,226 3,508,512
1966 8,258,057 3,440,903
1965 8,204,168 3,374,220
1964 8,144,340 3,307,479
1963 8,078,145 3,240,905
1962 8,012,946 3,175,598
1961 7,943,118 3,111,947
1960 7,867,374 3,049,838

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/chad | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Chad gained 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Chad's population increased by 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Chad was ranked 76th in 2006 and ranked 64th 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 Chad will increase by 79.5% to 39,299,495 people and rank change from 64th to 52nd.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M 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
Chad
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Chad
2100 -0.72% 0.46%
2099 -0.71% 0.47%
2098 -0.71% 0.56%
2097 -0.7% 0.56%
2096 -0.68% 0.57%
2095 -0.69% 0.57%
2094 -0.68% 0.63%
2093 -0.68% 0.67%
2092 -0.67% 0.68%
2091 -0.67% 0.74%
2090 -0.68% 0.75%
2089 -0.69% 0.74%
2088 -0.7% 0.8%
2087 -0.72% 0.81%
2086 -0.74% 0.86%
2085 -0.75% 0.89%
2084 -0.76% 0.91%
2083 -0.78% 0.9%
2082 -0.79% 0.99%
2081 -0.83% 1%
2080 -0.85% 1.04%
2079 -0.86% 1.08%
2078 -0.87% 1.08%
2077 -0.88% 1.1%
2076 -0.9% 1.14%
2075 -0.93% 1.15%
2074 -0.94% 1.2%
2073 -0.94% 1.25%
2072 -0.95% 1.26%
2071 -0.97% 1.27%
2070 -0.97% 1.3%
2069 -0.97% 1.33%
2068 -0.99% 1.33%
2067 -0.99% 1.43%
2066 -1% 1.44%
2065 -0.99% 1.52%
2064 -0.98% 1.52%
2063 -0.97% 1.55%
2062 -0.98% 1.58%
2061 -0.97% 1.68%
2060 -0.95% 1.72%
2059 -0.93% 1.72%
2058 -0.93% 1.75%
2057 -0.92% 1.8%
2056 -0.92% 1.86%
2055 -0.91% 1.86%
2054 -0.91% 1.91%
2053 -0.89% 1.95%
2052 -0.89% 1.99%
2051 -0.89% 2.02%
2050 -0.89% 2.02%
2049 -0.88% 2.12%
2048 -0.89% 2.1%
2047 -0.88% 2.14%
2046 -0.88% 2.21%
2045 -0.89% 2.19%
2044 -0.89% 2.27%
2043 -0.89% 2.3%
2042 -0.91% 2.34%
2041 -0.91% 2.31%
2040 -0.92% 2.42%
2039 -0.9% 2.46%
2038 -0.91% 2.51%
2037 -0.91% 2.58%
2036 -0.89% 2.57%
2035 -0.88% 2.62%
2034 -0.88% 2.71%
2033 -0.86% 2.78%
2032 -0.86% 2.84%
2031 -0.85% 2.86%
2030 -0.82% 2.93%
2029 -0.8% 3%
2028 -0.77% 3.06%
2027 -0.73% 2.64%
2026 -0.67% 2.66%
2025 -0.61% 4.31%
2024 -0.08% 5.07%
2023 -0.29% 4.68%
2022 -0.65% 3.52%
2021 -0.66% 3.5%
2020 -1% 3.23%
2019 -1.4% 3.27%
2018 -1.36% 3.42%
2017 -1.32% 3.36%
2016 -1.29% 3.19%
2015 -1.26% 3.23%
2014 -1.21% 3.63%
2013 -2% 3.63%
2012 -0.58% 3.58%
2011 -0.64% 3.59%
2010 -0.66% 3.52%
2009 -0.64% 3.64%
2008 -0.7% 3.56%
2007 -0.73% 3.5%
2006 -0.76% 3.66%
2005 -0.75% 4.11%
2004 -0.75% 4.56%
2003 -0.79% 4.08%
2002 -2.15% 3.54%
2001 -1.97% 3.43%
2000 -0.49% 3.52%
1999 -0.56% 3.58%
1998 -0.67% 3.5%
1997 -0.61% 3.51%
1996 -0.51% 4.53%
1995 -0.44% 4.51%
1994 -0.34% 2.33%
1993 -0.79% 2.39%
1992 -1.07% 4.33%
1991 -0.99% 3.72%
1990 -1.79% 2.81%
1989 -1.16% 3.45%
1988 0.11% 3.44%
1987 0.15% 3.57%
1986 -0.03% 3.04%
1985 -0.001% 1.01%
1984 0.23% 1.33%
1983 0.25% 5.08%
1982 0.3% 4.81%
1981 0.33% 0.12%
1980 0.4% 0.22%
1979 0.14% 2.13%
1978 0.11% 1.84%
1977 0.52% 1.89%
1976 0.43% 2.02%
1975 0.48% 2.18%
1974 0.67% 2.32%
1973 0.52% 2.38%
1972 0.47% 2.26%
1971 0.55% 2.13%
1970 0.66% 2.1%
1969 0.77% 2.04%
1968 0.71% 1.99%
1967 0.63% 1.96%
1966 0.66% 1.98%
1965 0.73% 2.02%
1964 0.82% 2.05%
1963 0.81% 2.06%
1962 0.88% 2.05%
1961 0.96% 2.04%

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/chad | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.08%, while Chad's population grew by 5.07%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Chad
Current population
6359449
21893857
Population rank 112/197 64/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.26%
One net population change
1.69 hours
32.2 seconds
One birth every
9.16 minutes
38.5 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +2,685
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +980,059
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +5.07%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 2/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
4.28 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -123,104
Net migration rank 106/196 184/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 1,269,673
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 50/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 6.3%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 83/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Chad
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Chad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -123,104
2024 - 524 - 204,040
2023 -43,837 5,173 605,924 496,830
2022 -62,065 26,498 588,060 36,670
2021 -90,452 11,756 554,851 74,509
2020 -65,507 30,167 541,234 36,605
2019 -46,317 -2,156 530,540 -29,451
2018 -46,304 -3,873 509,642 46,661
2017 -45,583 -6,109 494,304 16,916
2016 -42,744 -9,482 483,442 21,540
2015 -44,699 -4,227 478,010 -48,918
2014 -41,027 -2,180 467,957 20,842
2013 -37,948 -1,324 454,517 51,887
2012 -40,183 -26,334 444,246 9,514
2011 -37,477 -23,360 428,989 29,256
2010 -34,759 -21,668 416,177 10,427
2009 -26,800 -19,060 401,937 9,108
2008 -32,967 -17,595 387,439 36,446
2007 -37,727 -16,366 376,732 -11,339
2006 -39,526 -15,184 362,027 23,052
2005 -42,124 -14,435 352,302 19,281
2004 -40,128 -13,604 334,136 110,387
2003 -44,319 -13,183 314,740 105,140
2002 -46,240 -12,735 302,995 20,400
2001 -44,050 -30,726 297,254 3,484
2000 -41,668 -26,211 287,173 -3,845
1999 -39,411 -23,846 278,264 17,175
1998 -52,844 -23,262 270,055 2,232
1997 -58,185 -22,963 261,030 3,631
1996 -45,159 -21,520 254,589 1,259
1995 -42,030 -22,020 234,010 152,232
1994 -32,086 -20,984 223,996 986
1993 -24,569 -19,973 229,984 -146,386
1992 -18,789 -120,552 219,348 6,013
1991 -14,675 -119,356 200,102 112,492
1990 -3,487 -116,817 191,959 -58,884
1989 5,326 -114,705 188,485 4,924
1988 9,879 215 178,489 16,085
1987 8,971 357 156,797 23,220
1986 16,125 1,104 152,360 42,093
1985 11,649 -19,230 145,845 -30,686
1984 20,610 -1,032 151,511 -164,489
1983 21,455 -1,872 144,684 247
1982 24,077 -1,860 119,121 217,242
1981 29,341 -1,830 111,907 -13,232
1980 30,129 -2,045 122,468 -210,126
1979 40,599 -872 117,780 -9,974
1978 44,070 -62,769 115,084 -34,856
1977 47,543 -11,955 113,498 -34,318
1976 56,055 -2,522 111,324 -29,755
1975 54,941 -38,071 109,315 -22,768
1974 64,223 -1,402 106,898 -15,686
1973 57,760 -5,409 104,418 -10,737
1972 47,169 -11,296 101,142 -9,526
1971 52,925 -7,654 89,404 -9,153
1970 61,125 -11,315 87,660 -8,931
1969 63,256 -3,204 83,413 -8,714
1968 69,468 -132 79,465 -8,396
1967 49,861 -420 76,142 -7,771
1966 54,504 -144 73,123 -6,283
1965 58,249 -1,406 70,913 -4,384
1964 66,783 505 69,483 -2,518
1963 66,241 500 67,414 -1,228
1962 64,104 499 65,312 -890
1961 75,460 378 63,639 -760
1960 76,314 -1,112 62,003 -672

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

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/chad | 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 Chad 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,253,964 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 672,204 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 1,269,673 people or 6.3% in Chad.

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
Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K

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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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