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Population in Bulgaria compared to the Czech Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 10,905,028 people in the Czech Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 10,649,126 in the Czech Republic.

Population statistics:

  • The Czech Republic's population is 1.67 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while the Czech Republic is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.13% for the Czech Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +0.34% in the Czech Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while the Czech Republic has grown from 10.2M to 10.6M (4.01% growth).

Bulgaria vs Czech Republic: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Czech Republic
2100 3,368,029 8,325,870
2099 3,392,444 8,347,035
2098 3,416,655 8,367,582
2097 3,440,938 8,387,141
2096 3,465,328 8,407,012
2095 3,489,216 8,425,776
2094 3,513,318 8,444,415
2093 3,537,356 8,462,470
2092 3,561,475 8,480,332
2091 3,585,597 8,497,856
2090 3,609,873 8,516,149
2089 3,634,642 8,534,417
2088 3,659,749 8,552,792
2087 3,685,668 8,572,217
2086 3,712,363 8,592,607
2085 3,739,898 8,613,126
2084 3,768,305 8,634,563
2083 3,797,217 8,656,688
2082 3,827,186 8,680,346
2081 3,857,721 8,705,288
2080 3,890,095 8,731,611
2079 3,923,403 8,759,446
2078 3,957,241 8,788,719
2077 3,992,168 8,819,271
2076 4,027,738 8,851,532
2075 4,064,356 8,886,209
2074 4,102,642 8,922,752
2073 4,141,518 8,961,377
2072 4,180,975 9,002,196
2071 4,221,261 9,044,814
2070 4,262,568 9,089,338
2069 4,304,304 9,135,444
2068 4,346,623 9,182,610
2067 4,389,924 9,231,075
2066 4,433,953 9,280,641
2065 4,478,521 9,331,222
2064 4,523,406 9,381,077
2063 4,568,385 9,430,947
2062 4,613,363 9,479,782
2061 4,658,825 9,527,543
2060 4,704,379 9,573,715
2059 4,749,738 9,618,240
2058 4,794,388 9,661,212
2057 4,839,236 9,702,890
2056 4,884,068 9,742,619
2055 4,929,309 9,780,337
2054 4,974,635 9,816,525
2053 5,020,162 9,850,555
2052 5,065,364 9,882,803
2051 5,110,833 9,913,797
2050 5,156,741 9,943,922
2049 5,202,941 9,972,314
2048 5,249,351 10,000,421
2047 5,296,642 10,028,123
2046 5,343,848 10,056,076
2045 5,391,354 10,083,671
2044 5,439,559 10,111,346
2043 5,488,407 10,139,564
2042 5,537,839 10,168,461
2041 5,588,510 10,198,407
2040 5,639,850 10,228,600
2039 5,692,028 10,260,066
2038 5,743,725 10,291,775
2037 5,796,645 10,324,680
2036 5,849,741 10,357,281
2035 5,902,025 10,390,525
2034 5,954,460 10,423,635
2033 6,007,050 10,456,466
2032 6,058,858 10,488,669
2031 6,111,118 10,519,813
2030 6,163,564 10,549,605
2029 6,214,784 10,578,033
2028 6,264,738 10,604,523
2027 6,313,255 10,627,835
2026 6,359,449 10,649,126
2025 6,402,394 10,792,466
2024 6,441,421 10,905,028
2023 6,446,596 10,864,042
2022 6,465,097 10,672,118
2021 6,507,301 10,505,772
2020 6,550,696 10,697,858
2019 6,616,726 10,671,870
2018 6,710,798 10,629,928
2017 6,803,468 10,594,438
2016 6,894,139 10,566,332
2015 6,984,225 10,546,059
2014 7,073,572 10,525,347
2013 7,160,005 10,514,272
2012 7,305,888 10,510,785
2011 7,348,328 10,496,088
2010 7,395,599 10,474,410
2009 7,444,443 10,443,936
2008 7,492,561 10,384,603
2007 7,545,338 10,298,828
2006 7,601,022 10,238,905
2005 7,658,972 10,211,216
2004 7,716,860 10,197,101
2003 7,775,327 10,193,998
2002 7,837,161 10,196,916
2001 8,009,142 10,216,605
2000 8,170,172 10,255,063
1999 8,210,624 10,283,860
1998 8,256,786 10,294,373
1997 8,312,068 10,304,131
1996 8,362,826 10,315,241
1995 8,406,067 10,327,253
1994 8,443,591 10,333,587
1993 8,472,313 10,329,855
1992 8,540,164 10,319,123
1991 8,632,367 10,308,578
1990 8,718,289 10,333,355
1989 8,876,972 10,361,068
1988 8,981,446 10,355,276
1987 8,971,359 10,347,318
1986 8,958,171 10,342,227
1985 8,960,547 10,337,118
1984 8,960,679 10,330,213
1983 8,939,738 10,323,856
1982 8,917,457 10,314,826
1981 8,891,117 10,300,591
1980 8,861,535 10,304,193
1979 8,825,940 10,292,341
1978 8,814,032 10,242,098
1977 8,804,183 10,186,755
1976 8,758,599 10,125,939
1975 8,720,742 10,058,620
1974 8,678,745 9,988,459
1973 8,620,967 9,922,266
1972 8,576,200 9,867,632
1971 8,536,395 9,826,815
1970 8,489,574 9,858,071
1969 8,434,172 9,896,580
1968 8,369,603 9,876,346
1967 8,310,226 9,852,899
1966 8,258,057 9,821,040
1965 8,204,168 9,779,358
1964 8,144,340 9,727,804
1963 8,078,145 9,670,685
1962 8,012,946 9,624,660
1961 7,943,118 9,586,651
1960 7,867,374 9,602,006

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while the Czech Republic gained 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while the Czech Republic's population increased by 82,794 people (a 0.78% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. The Czech Republic was ranked 80th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 the Czech Republic will decrease by 6.62% to 9,943,922 people and rank change from 93rd to 98th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.7% of the population in Bulgaria and 16.9% in the Czech Republic.

Population growth rate by year

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Czech Republic
2100 -0.72% -0.25%
2099 -0.71% -0.25%
2098 -0.71% -0.23%
2097 -0.7% -0.24%
2096 -0.68% -0.22%
2095 -0.69% -0.22%
2094 -0.68% -0.21%
2093 -0.68% -0.21%
2092 -0.67% -0.21%
2091 -0.67% -0.21%
2090 -0.68% -0.21%
2089 -0.69% -0.21%
2088 -0.7% -0.23%
2087 -0.72% -0.24%
2086 -0.74% -0.24%
2085 -0.75% -0.25%
2084 -0.76% -0.26%
2083 -0.78% -0.27%
2082 -0.79% -0.29%
2081 -0.83% -0.3%
2080 -0.85% -0.32%
2079 -0.86% -0.33%
2078 -0.87% -0.35%
2077 -0.88% -0.36%
2076 -0.9% -0.39%
2075 -0.93% -0.41%
2074 -0.94% -0.43%
2073 -0.94% -0.45%
2072 -0.95% -0.47%
2071 -0.97% -0.49%
2070 -0.97% -0.5%
2069 -0.97% -0.51%
2068 -0.99% -0.53%
2067 -0.99% -0.53%
2066 -1% -0.54%
2065 -0.99% -0.53%
2064 -0.98% -0.53%
2063 -0.97% -0.52%
2062 -0.98% -0.5%
2061 -0.97% -0.48%
2060 -0.95% -0.46%
2059 -0.93% -0.44%
2058 -0.93% -0.43%
2057 -0.92% -0.41%
2056 -0.92% -0.39%
2055 -0.91% -0.37%
2054 -0.91% -0.35%
2053 -0.89% -0.33%
2052 -0.89% -0.31%
2051 -0.89% -0.3%
2050 -0.89% -0.28%
2049 -0.88% -0.28%
2048 -0.89% -0.28%
2047 -0.88% -0.28%
2046 -0.88% -0.27%
2045 -0.89% -0.27%
2044 -0.89% -0.28%
2043 -0.89% -0.28%
2042 -0.91% -0.29%
2041 -0.91% -0.3%
2040 -0.92% -0.31%
2039 -0.9% -0.31%
2038 -0.91% -0.32%
2037 -0.91% -0.31%
2036 -0.89% -0.32%
2035 -0.88% -0.32%
2034 -0.88% -0.31%
2033 -0.86% -0.31%
2032 -0.86% -0.3%
2031 -0.85% -0.28%
2030 -0.82% -0.27%
2029 -0.8% -0.25%
2028 -0.77% -0.22%
2027 -0.73% -0.2%
2026 -0.67% -1.33%
2025 -0.61% -1.03%
2024 -0.08% 0.38%
2023 -0.29% 1.8%
2022 -0.65% 1.58%
2021 -0.66% -1.8%
2020 -1% 0.24%
2019 -1.4% 0.39%
2018 -1.36% 0.33%
2017 -1.32% 0.27%
2016 -1.29% 0.19%
2015 -1.26% 0.2%
2014 -1.21% 0.11%
2013 -2% 0.03%
2012 -0.58% 0.14%
2011 -0.64% 0.21%
2010 -0.66% 0.29%
2009 -0.64% 0.57%
2008 -0.7% 0.83%
2007 -0.73% 0.59%
2006 -0.76% 0.27%
2005 -0.75% 0.14%
2004 -0.75% 0.03%
2003 -0.79% -0.03%
2002 -2.15% -0.19%
2001 -1.97% -0.38%
2000 -0.49% -0.28%
1999 -0.56% -0.1%
1998 -0.67% -0.09%
1997 -0.61% -0.11%
1996 -0.51% -0.12%
1995 -0.44% -0.06%
1994 -0.34% 0.04%
1993 -0.79% 0.1%
1992 -1.07% 0.1%
1991 -0.99% -0.24%
1990 -1.79% -0.27%
1989 -1.16% 0.06%
1988 0.11% 0.08%
1987 0.15% 0.05%
1986 -0.03% 0.05%
1985 -0.001% 0.07%
1984 0.23% 0.06%
1983 0.25% 0.09%
1982 0.3% 0.14%
1981 0.33% -0.03%
1980 0.4% 0.12%
1979 0.14% 0.49%
1978 0.11% 0.54%
1977 0.52% 0.6%
1976 0.43% 0.67%
1975 0.48% 0.7%
1974 0.67% 0.67%
1973 0.52% 0.55%
1972 0.47% 0.42%
1971 0.55% -0.32%
1970 0.66% -0.39%
1969 0.77% 0.2%
1968 0.71% 0.24%
1967 0.63% 0.32%
1966 0.66% 0.43%
1965 0.73% 0.53%
1964 0.82% 0.59%
1963 0.81% 0.48%
1962 0.88% 0.4%
1961 0.96% -0.16%

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

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In 2024, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.08%, while the Czech Republic's population grew by 0.38%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Czech Republic
Current population
6359449
10649126
Population rank 112/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.13%
One net population change
1.69 hours
12.8 minutes
One birth every
9.16 minutes
5.76 minutes
One death every
5.19 minutes
4.65 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +112
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +40,986
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +0.38%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 142/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
4.7 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -112,188
Net migration rank 106/196 182/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 1,025,199
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 59/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 9.5%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 67/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Czech Republic
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -112,188
2024 - 524 - -86,169
2023 -43,837 5,173 -21,729 -14,638
2022 -62,065 26,498 -19,209 329,739
2021 -90,452 11,756 -28,365 4,111
2020 -65,507 30,167 -19,257 4,336
2019 -46,317 -2,156 0 5,553
2018 -46,304 -3,873 1,063 5,849
2017 -45,583 -6,109 3,178 5,747
2016 -42,744 -9,482 5,283 5,465
2015 -44,699 -4,227 0 5,037
2014 -41,027 -2,180 4,210 6,303
2013 -37,948 -1,324 -2,103 5,427
2012 -40,183 -26,334 0 5,347
2011 -37,477 -23,360 2,099 16,841
2010 -34,759 -21,668 10,475 34,927
2009 -26,800 -19,060 10,444 31,270
2008 -32,967 -17,595 14,538 29,813
2007 -37,727 -16,366 9,268 27,887
2006 -39,526 -15,184 1,024 26,259
2005 -42,124 -14,435 -6,126 26,203
2004 -40,128 -13,604 -9,177 26,030
2003 -44,319 -13,183 -17,330 25,997
2002 -46,240 -12,735 -15,296 26,089
2001 -44,050 -30,726 -16,347 21,749
2000 -41,668 -26,211 -17,433 4,420
1999 -39,411 -23,846 -20,568 5,965
1998 -52,844 -23,262 -18,530 6,374
1997 -58,185 -22,963 -21,639 6,664
1996 -45,159 -21,520 -21,662 6,539
1995 -42,030 -22,020 -21,687 6,459
1994 -32,086 -20,984 -11,367 6,401
1993 -24,569 -19,973 3,099 7,197
1992 -18,789 -120,552 1,032 6,718
1991 -14,675 -119,356 4,124 5,568
1990 -3,487 -116,817 1,034 -3,529
1989 5,326 -114,705 1,036 -2,175
1988 9,879 215 7,249 -1,359
1987 8,971 357 4,138 -1,514
1986 16,125 1,104 1,034 -771
1985 11,649 -19,230 4,135 -1,173
1984 20,610 -1,032 5,165 -1,481
1983 21,455 -1,872 3,097 -1,971
1982 24,077 -1,860 10,315 -1,018
1981 29,341 -1,830 13,391 -372
1980 30,129 -2,045 17,517 1,738
1979 40,599 -872 44,257 -13
1978 44,070 -62,769 52,234 -795
1977 47,543 -11,955 55,009 -1,968
1976 56,055 -2,522 61,768 -2,727
1975 54,941 -38,071 67,393 -3,057
1974 64,223 -1,402 66,923 -2,919
1973 57,760 -5,409 57,549 -2,625
1972 47,169 -11,296 44,404 -2,755
1971 52,925 -7,654 31,445 -2,598
1970 61,125 -11,315 24,646 -9,353
1969 63,256 -3,204 22,762 -8,133
1968 69,468 -132 21,728 -8,111
1967 49,861 -420 29,558 -8,137
1966 54,504 -144 35,355 -8,675
1965 58,249 -1,406 43,029 -7,545
1964 66,783 505 52,531 -6,122
1963 66,241 500 48,353 -5,753
1962 64,104 499 29,836 -6,886
1961 75,460 378 36,430 -5,712
1960 76,314 -1,112 34,567 2,748

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

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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 the Czech Republic 17.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 74,826 people) and 82.7% is from migration (a gain of 357,502 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 1,025,199 people or 9.5% in the Czech Republic.

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
Czech Republic
City Population
Prague 1.4M
Brno 403K
Ostrava 283K
Plzen 188K
Liberec 108K
Olomouc 103K
Ceske Budejovice 97.2K
Hradec Kralove 94.3K
Pardubice 92.3K
Usti nad Labem 90.9K

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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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