The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,444,366 in 2024 vs 6,332,961 people in the Congo in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,403,235 people compared to 6,607,609 in the Congo.
Population statistics:
- The Congo's population is 1.03 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
- Bulgaria is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while the Congo is the 109th.
- The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.08% for the Congo.
- For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.95% per year vs +2.44% in the Congo.
- Since 2005, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.66M people to 6.4M (16.4% decline), while the Congo has grown from 3.7M to 6.61M (78.8% growth).
- The Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20M people, while Bulgaria's population already peaked in 1988 at 8.98M people and is projected to decrease to 3.37M people by 2100.
Bulgaria vs Congo: live population counter
Bulgaria
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Congo
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6403235
|
6607609
|
| Population rank | 111/197 | 109/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| One net population change |
3.93 hours
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3.5 minutes
|
| One birth every |
9.16 minutes
|
2.78 minutes
|
| One death every |
5.19 minutes
|
13.5 minutes
|
| One migration net change every |
16.7 hours
|
3.52 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +524 | -2,491 |
| Daily growth/decline | -6 | +411 |
| Annual growth/decline | -2,230 | +150,076 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.03% | +2.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 168/197 | 33/197 |
Bulgaria and the Congo: population history and growth rate by year chart
Bulgaria
Population
Growth rate
Congo
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bulgaria
|
Congo
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Bulgaria
|
Congo
|
|
| 1960 | 7,867,374 | 1,056,732 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,943,118 | 1,084,389 | 0.96% | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 8,012,946 | 1,113,175 | 0.88% | 2.65% |
| 1963 | 8,078,145 | 1,143,263 | 0.81% | 2.7% |
| 1964 | 8,144,340 | 1,174,816 | 0.82% | 2.76% |
| 1965 | 8,204,168 | 1,207,880 | 0.73% | 2.81% |
| 1966 | 8,258,057 | 1,242,534 | 0.66% | 2.87% |
| 1967 | 8,310,226 | 1,278,691 | 0.63% | 2.91% |
| 1968 | 8,369,603 | 1,316,519 | 0.71% | 2.96% |
| 1969 | 8,434,172 | 1,356,182 | 0.77% | 3.01% |
| 1970 | 8,489,574 | 1,397,638 | 0.66% | 3.06% |
| 1971 | 8,536,395 | 1,441,039 | 0.55% | 3.11% |
| 1972 | 8,576,200 | 1,486,468 | 0.47% | 3.15% |
| 1973 | 8,620,967 | 1,533,680 | 0.52% | 3.18% |
| 1974 | 8,678,745 | 1,582,301 | 0.67% | 3.17% |
| 1975 | 8,720,742 | 1,627,032 | 0.48% | 2.83% |
| 1976 | 8,758,599 | 1,667,225 | 0.43% | 2.47% |
| 1977 | 8,804,183 | 1,707,568 | 0.52% | 2.42% |
| 1978 | 8,814,032 | 1,748,089 | 0.11% | 2.37% |
| 1979 | 8,825,940 | 1,788,524 | 0.14% | 2.31% |
| 1980 | 8,861,535 | 1,828,985 | 0.4% | 2.26% |
| 1981 | 8,891,117 | 1,869,759 | 0.33% | 2.23% |
| 1982 | 8,917,457 | 1,910,430 | 0.3% | 2.18% |
| 1983 | 8,939,738 | 1,950,321 | 0.25% | 2.09% |
| 1984 | 8,960,679 | 1,999,528 | 0.23% | 2.52% |
| 1985 | 8,960,547 | 2,059,311 | -0.001% | 2.99% |
| 1986 | 8,958,171 | 2,120,602 | -0.03% | 2.98% |
| 1987 | 8,971,359 | 2,183,473 | 0.15% | 2.96% |
| 1988 | 8,981,446 | 2,247,653 | 0.11% | 2.94% |
| 1989 | 8,876,972 | 2,313,558 | -1.16% | 2.93% |
| 1990 | 8,718,289 | 2,380,560 | -1.79% | 2.9% |
| 1991 | 8,632,367 | 2,449,229 | -0.99% | 2.88% |
| 1992 | 8,540,164 | 2,519,465 | -1.07% | 2.87% |
| 1993 | 8,472,313 | 2,595,124 | -0.79% | 3% |
| 1994 | 8,443,591 | 2,673,144 | -0.34% | 3.01% |
| 1995 | 8,406,067 | 2,749,461 | -0.44% | 2.85% |
| 1996 | 8,362,826 | 2,826,785 | -0.51% | 2.81% |
| 1997 | 8,312,068 | 2,887,862 | -0.61% | 2.16% |
| 1998 | 8,256,786 | 2,952,061 | -0.67% | 2.22% |
| 1999 | 8,210,624 | 3,032,874 | -0.56% | 2.74% |
| 2000 | 8,170,172 | 3,151,345 | -0.49% | 3.91% |
| 2001 | 8,009,142 | 3,272,537 | -1.97% | 3.85% |
| 2002 | 7,837,161 | 3,350,771 | -2.15% | 2.39% |
| 2003 | 7,775,327 | 3,445,753 | -0.79% | 2.83% |
| 2004 | 7,716,860 | 3,565,554 | -0.75% | 3.48% |
| 2005 | 7,658,972 | 3,696,393 | -0.75% | 3.67% |
| 2006 | 7,601,022 | 3,837,409 | -0.76% | 3.81% |
| 2007 | 7,545,338 | 3,980,430 | -0.73% | 3.73% |
| 2008 | 7,492,561 | 4,113,517 | -0.7% | 3.34% |
| 2009 | 7,444,443 | 4,281,219 | -0.64% | 4.08% |
| 2010 | 7,395,599 | 4,462,290 | -0.66% | 4.23% |
| 2011 | 7,348,328 | 4,609,724 | -0.64% | 3.3% |
| 2012 | 7,305,888 | 4,740,450 | -0.58% | 2.84% |
| 2013 | 7,160,005 | 4,857,099 | -2% | 2.46% |
| 2014 | 7,073,572 | 4,975,880 | -1.21% | 2.45% |
| 2015 | 6,984,225 | 5,097,581 | -1.26% | 2.45% |
| 2016 | 6,894,139 | 5,222,536 | -1.29% | 2.45% |
| 2017 | 6,803,468 | 5,351,011 | -1.32% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 6,710,798 | 5,483,118 | -1.36% | 2.47% |
| 2019 | 6,616,726 | 5,616,661 | -1.4% | 2.44% |
| 2020 | 6,550,696 | 5,752,791 | -1% | 2.42% |
| 2021 | 6,507,301 | 5,892,183 | -0.66% | 2.42% |
| 2022 | 6,465,097 | 6,035,104 | -0.65% | 2.43% |
| 2023 | 6,446,596 | 6,182,885 | -0.29% | 2.45% |
| 2024 | 6,444,366 | 6,332,961 | -0.03% | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 6,403,235 | 6,484,427 | -0.64% | 2.39% |
| 2026 | 6,358,515 | 6,637,777 | -0.7% | 2.36% |
| 2027 | 6,310,991 | 6,794,288 | -0.75% | 2.36% |
| 2028 | 6,261,580 | 6,953,966 | -0.78% | 2.35% |
| 2029 | 6,210,816 | 7,116,456 | -0.81% | 2.34% |
| 2030 | 6,158,806 | 7,282,261 | -0.84% | 2.33% |
| 2031 | 6,106,271 | 7,452,405 | -0.85% | 2.34% |
| 2032 | 6,054,057 | 7,626,474 | -0.86% | 2.34% |
| 2033 | 6,001,675 | 7,802,988 | -0.87% | 2.31% |
| 2034 | 5,948,975 | 7,981,338 | -0.88% | 2.29% |
| 2035 | 5,896,427 | 8,160,723 | -0.88% | 2.25% |
| 2036 | 5,843,557 | 8,341,706 | -0.9% | 2.22% |
| 2037 | 5,790,371 | 8,524,798 | -0.91% | 2.19% |
| 2038 | 5,737,870 | 8,709,719 | -0.91% | 2.17% |
| 2039 | 5,685,753 | 8,896,164 | -0.91% | 2.14% |
| 2040 | 5,633,818 | 9,083,959 | -0.91% | 2.11% |
| 2041 | 5,582,636 | 9,274,654 | -0.91% | 2.1% |
| 2042 | 5,532,405 | 9,466,745 | -0.9% | 2.07% |
| 2043 | 5,483,086 | 9,658,834 | -0.89% | 2.03% |
| 2044 | 5,434,397 | 9,850,493 | -0.89% | 1.98% |
| 2045 | 5,386,376 | 10,041,891 | -0.88% | 1.94% |
| 2046 | 5,338,852 | 10,234,360 | -0.88% | 1.92% |
| 2047 | 5,291,441 | 10,427,899 | -0.89% | 1.89% |
| 2048 | 5,244,419 | 10,621,379 | -0.89% | 1.86% |
| 2049 | 5,197,955 | 10,813,639 | -0.89% | 1.81% |
| 2050 | 5,151,745 | 11,006,454 | -0.89% | 1.78% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 674,747 people (a 8.81% decline), while the Congo gained 1,401,188 people (a 37.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bulgaria lost -580,990 (a 8.32% decline), while the Congo's population increased by 1,510,028 (a 29.6% growth).
Bulgaria was ranked 92nd most populous country in 2005 and is 111th in 2025. The Congo was ranked 125th in 2005 and ranked 109th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bulgaria's population will shrink by 19.5% to 5,151,745 people with a rank change from 111th to 128th. The population of the Congo will increase by 66.6% to 11,006,454 people and rank change from 109th to 95th.
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Population differences between Bulgaria and the Congo
|
Bulgaria
|
Congo
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76 years | 66.2 years |
| Average age | 44.1 years | 24.2 years |
| Median age | 45.5 years | 19.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 1.81 births per woman | 4.16 births per woman |
| Population density | 153.7 ppl/mi² | 48 ppl/mi² |
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