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Population in Bulgaria compared to East Timor: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 1,441,764 in East Timor.

Population statistics:

  • Bulgaria's population is 4.41 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.02% for East Timor.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while East Timor has grown from 977K to 1.44M (47.6% growth).

Bulgaria vs East Timor: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
East Timor
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria East Timor
2100 3,368,029 1,987,918
2099 3,392,444 1,992,867
2098 3,416,655 1,999,551
2097 3,440,938 2,006,120
2096 3,465,328 2,014,062
2095 3,489,216 2,022,241
2094 3,513,318 2,029,109
2093 3,537,356 2,034,335
2092 3,561,475 2,039,916
2091 3,585,597 2,046,825
2090 3,609,873 2,053,125
2089 3,634,642 2,060,960
2088 3,659,749 2,066,983
2087 3,685,668 2,074,665
2086 3,712,363 2,077,590
2085 3,739,898 2,083,082
2084 3,768,305 2,088,840
2083 3,797,217 2,094,115
2082 3,827,186 2,096,675
2081 3,857,721 2,100,480
2080 3,890,095 2,103,409
2079 3,923,403 2,102,541
2078 3,957,241 2,105,113
2077 3,992,168 2,106,052
2076 4,027,738 2,105,444
2075 4,064,356 2,105,772
2074 4,102,642 2,104,099
2073 4,141,518 2,103,684
2072 4,180,975 2,100,004
2071 4,221,261 2,092,187
2070 4,262,568 2,089,722
2069 4,304,304 2,084,088
2068 4,346,623 2,077,511
2067 4,389,924 2,070,890
2066 4,433,953 2,062,513
2065 4,478,521 2,055,518
2064 4,523,406 2,047,799
2063 4,568,385 2,039,134
2062 4,613,363 2,032,012
2061 4,658,825 2,026,320
2060 4,704,379 2,018,694
2059 4,749,738 2,008,316
2058 4,794,388 1,996,874
2057 4,839,236 1,984,864
2056 4,884,068 1,970,638
2055 4,929,309 1,957,948
2054 4,974,635 1,949,486
2053 5,020,162 1,933,418
2052 5,065,364 1,920,237
2051 5,110,833 1,909,754
2050 5,156,741 1,892,942
2049 5,202,941 1,878,747
2048 5,249,351 1,861,668
2047 5,296,642 1,845,027
2046 5,343,848 1,829,444
2045 5,391,354 1,813,000
2044 5,439,559 1,797,485
2043 5,488,407 1,777,393
2042 5,537,839 1,756,780
2041 5,588,510 1,738,404
2040 5,639,850 1,720,102
2039 5,692,028 1,699,431
2038 5,743,725 1,679,979
2037 5,796,645 1,659,934
2036 5,849,741 1,640,507
2035 5,902,025 1,617,823
2034 5,954,460 1,597,525
2033 6,007,050 1,578,920
2032 6,058,858 1,560,470
2031 6,111,118 1,540,575
2030 6,163,564 1,518,500
2029 6,214,784 1,496,906
2028 6,264,738 1,475,696
2027 6,313,255 1,455,624
2026 6,359,449 1,436,626
2025 6,402,394 1,418,578
2024 6,441,421 1,400,638
2023 6,446,596 1,384,286
2022 6,465,097 1,369,295
2021 6,507,301 1,350,139
2020 6,550,696 1,326,053
2019 6,616,726 1,300,945
2018 6,710,798 1,275,959
2017 6,803,468 1,251,703
2016 6,894,139 1,228,312
2015 6,984,225 1,205,131
2014 7,073,572 1,181,903
2013 7,160,005 1,158,695
2012 7,305,888 1,134,885
2011 7,348,328 1,110,207
2010 7,395,599 1,084,679
2009 7,444,443 1,058,782
2008 7,492,561 1,032,429
2007 7,545,338 1,004,889
2006 7,601,022 976,597
2005 7,658,972 948,311
2004 7,716,860 929,074
2003 7,775,327 916,878
2002 7,837,161 879,159
2001 8,009,142 812,249
2000 8,170,172 745,088
1999 8,210,624 834,697
1998 8,256,786 942,530
1997 8,312,068 917,184
1996 8,362,826 892,282
1995 8,406,067 868,146
1994 8,443,591 844,493
1993 8,472,313 821,437
1992 8,540,164 799,318
1991 8,632,367 778,278
1990 8,718,289 760,345
1989 8,876,972 744,856
1988 8,981,446 730,745
1987 8,971,359 718,476
1986 8,958,171 707,185
1985 8,960,547 696,665
1984 8,960,679 686,777
1983 8,939,738 677,707
1982 8,917,457 669,149
1981 8,891,117 660,493
1980 8,861,535 649,871
1979 8,825,940 638,719
1978 8,814,032 628,775
1977 8,804,183 618,315
1976 8,758,599 607,620
1975 8,720,742 598,158
1974 8,678,745 590,827
1973 8,620,967 582,855
1972 8,576,200 572,962
1971 8,536,395 562,966
1970 8,489,574 553,069
1969 8,434,172 543,356
1968 8,369,603 533,875
1967 8,310,226 524,648
1966 8,258,057 515,696
1965 8,204,168 507,034
1964 8,144,340 498,659
1963 8,078,145 490,564
1962 8,012,946 482,774
1961 7,943,118 475,291
1960 7,867,374 468,118

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/east-timor | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while East Timor gained 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while East Timor's population increased by 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. East Timor was ranked 155th in 2006 and ranked 152nd 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 East Timor will increase by 31.3% to 1,892,942 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M 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
East Timor
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria East Timor
2100 -0.72% -0.25%
2099 -0.71% -0.33%
2098 -0.71% -0.33%
2097 -0.7% -0.39%
2096 -0.68% -0.4%
2095 -0.69% -0.34%
2094 -0.68% -0.26%
2093 -0.68% -0.27%
2092 -0.67% -0.34%
2091 -0.67% -0.31%
2090 -0.68% -0.38%
2089 -0.69% -0.29%
2088 -0.7% -0.37%
2087 -0.72% -0.14%
2086 -0.74% -0.26%
2085 -0.75% -0.28%
2084 -0.76% -0.25%
2083 -0.78% -0.12%
2082 -0.79% -0.18%
2081 -0.83% -0.14%
2080 -0.85% 0.04%
2079 -0.86% -0.12%
2078 -0.87% -0.04%
2077 -0.88% 0.03%
2076 -0.9% -0.02%
2075 -0.93% 0.08%
2074 -0.94% 0.02%
2073 -0.94% 0.18%
2072 -0.95% 0.37%
2071 -0.97% 0.12%
2070 -0.97% 0.27%
2069 -0.97% 0.32%
2068 -0.99% 0.32%
2067 -0.99% 0.41%
2066 -1% 0.34%
2065 -0.99% 0.38%
2064 -0.98% 0.42%
2063 -0.97% 0.35%
2062 -0.98% 0.28%
2061 -0.97% 0.38%
2060 -0.95% 0.52%
2059 -0.93% 0.57%
2058 -0.93% 0.61%
2057 -0.92% 0.72%
2056 -0.92% 0.65%
2055 -0.91% 0.43%
2054 -0.91% 0.83%
2053 -0.89% 0.69%
2052 -0.89% 0.55%
2051 -0.89% 0.89%
2050 -0.89% 0.76%
2049 -0.88% 0.92%
2048 -0.89% 0.9%
2047 -0.88% 0.85%
2046 -0.88% 0.91%
2045 -0.89% 0.86%
2044 -0.89% 1.13%
2043 -0.89% 1.17%
2042 -0.91% 1.06%
2041 -0.91% 1.06%
2040 -0.92% 1.22%
2039 -0.9% 1.16%
2038 -0.91% 1.21%
2037 -0.91% 1.18%
2036 -0.89% 1.4%
2035 -0.88% 1.27%
2034 -0.88% 1.18%
2033 -0.86% 1.18%
2032 -0.86% 1.29%
2031 -0.85% 1.45%
2030 -0.82% 1.44%
2029 -0.8% 1.44%
2028 -0.77% 1.38%
2027 -0.73% 1.32%
2026 -0.67% 1.27%
2025 -0.61% 1.28%
2024 -0.08% 1.18%
2023 -0.29% 1.09%
2022 -0.65% 1.42%
2021 -0.66% 1.82%
2020 -1% 1.93%
2019 -1.4% 1.96%
2018 -1.36% 1.94%
2017 -1.32% 1.9%
2016 -1.29% 1.92%
2015 -1.26% 1.97%
2014 -1.21% 2%
2013 -2% 2.1%
2012 -0.58% 2.22%
2011 -0.64% 2.35%
2010 -0.66% 2.45%
2009 -0.64% 2.55%
2008 -0.7% 2.74%
2007 -0.73% 2.9%
2006 -0.76% 2.98%
2005 -0.75% 2.07%
2004 -0.75% 1.33%
2003 -0.79% 4.29%
2002 -2.15% 8.24%
2001 -1.97% 9.01%
2000 -0.49% -10.7%
1999 -0.56% -11.4%
1998 -0.67% 2.76%
1997 -0.61% 2.79%
1996 -0.51% 2.78%
1995 -0.44% 2.8%
1994 -0.34% 2.81%
1993 -0.79% 2.77%
1992 -1.07% 2.7%
1991 -0.99% 2.36%
1990 -1.79% 2.08%
1989 -1.16% 1.93%
1988 0.11% 1.71%
1987 0.15% 1.6%
1986 -0.03% 1.51%
1985 -0.001% 1.44%
1984 0.23% 1.34%
1983 0.25% 1.28%
1982 0.3% 1.31%
1981 0.33% 1.63%
1980 0.4% 1.75%
1979 0.14% 1.58%
1978 0.11% 1.69%
1977 0.52% 1.76%
1976 0.43% 1.58%
1975 0.48% 1.24%
1974 0.67% 1.37%
1973 0.52% 1.73%
1972 0.47% 1.78%
1971 0.55% 1.79%
1970 0.66% 1.79%
1969 0.77% 1.78%
1968 0.71% 1.76%
1967 0.63% 1.74%
1966 0.66% 1.71%
1965 0.73% 1.68%
1964 0.82% 1.65%
1963 0.81% 1.61%
1962 0.88% 1.57%
1961 0.96% 1.53%

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/east-timor | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.08%, while East Timor's population grew by 1.18%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria East Timor
Current population
6359449
1441764
Population rank 112/197 152/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.02%
One net population change
1.69 hours
32.1 minutes
One birth every
9.16 minutes
17.2 minutes
One death every
5.19 minutes
52.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +45
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +16,352
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 91/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
3.44 hours
Annual migration change -2,961 -2,550
Net migration rank 106/196 102/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 8,303
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 179/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 169/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
East Timor
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria East Timor
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -2,550
2024 - 524 - -2,552
2023 -43,837 5,173 20,495 -5,620
2022 -62,065 26,498 20,625 -5,519
2021 -90,452 11,756 20,101 3,111
2020 -65,507 30,167 21,166 3,793
2019 -46,317 -2,156 21,307 3,942
2018 -46,304 -3,873 21,650 3,062
2017 -45,583 -6,109 22,145 1,666
2016 -42,744 -9,482 22,778 208
2015 -44,699 -4,227 23,391 -20
2014 -41,027 -2,180 24,040 -958
2013 -37,948 -1,324 24,538 -1,206
2012 -40,183 -26,334 24,890 -609
2011 -37,477 -23,360 25,237 -159
2010 -34,759 -21,668 25,515 470
2009 -26,800 -19,060 25,696 117
2008 -32,967 -17,595 25,888 1,009
2007 -37,727 -16,366 26,074 2,103
2006 -39,526 -15,184 26,221 2,184
2005 -42,124 -14,435 26,412 1,759
2004 -40,128 -13,604 26,751 -16,447
2003 -44,319 -13,183 26,900 -12,810
2002 -46,240 -12,735 25,410 35,935
2001 -44,050 -30,726 23,314 49,159
2000 -41,668 -26,211 21,579 40,272
1999 -39,411 -23,846 21,871 -262,940
1998 -52,844 -23,262 23,590 1,806
1997 -58,185 -22,963 23,501 1,804
1996 -45,159 -21,520 22,703 1,796
1995 -42,030 -22,020 21,962 1,806
1994 -32,086 -20,984 21,746 1,794
1993 -24,569 -19,973 20,770 1,795
1992 -18,789 -120,552 19,880 1,794
1991 -14,675 -119,356 18,605 1,803
1990 -3,487 -116,817 18,343 -2,881
1989 5,326 -114,705 17,758 -2,246
1988 9,879 215 12,118 587
1987 8,971 357 11,945 -106
1986 16,125 1,104 11,062 -316
1985 11,649 -19,230 10,788 -495
1984 20,610 -1,032 10,922 -1,436
1983 21,455 -1,872 9,686 -1,032
1982 24,077 -1,860 9,579 -1,125
1981 29,341 -1,830 9,336 -482
1980 30,129 -2,045 6,940 5,457
1979 40,599 -872 987 8,924
1978 44,070 -62,769 -1,000 10,967
1977 47,543 -11,955 296 10,657
1976 56,055 -2,522 783 9,662
1975 54,941 -38,071 -1,062 9,542
1974 64,223 -1,402 8,405 -2,222
1973 57,760 -5,409 10,033 -278
1972 47,169 -11,296 10,030 0
1971 52,925 -7,654 9,964 0
1970 61,125 -11,315 9,824 0
1969 63,256 -3,204 9,611 0
1968 69,468 -132 9,356 0
1967 49,861 -420 9,089 0
1966 54,504 -144 8,810 0
1965 58,249 -1,406 8,526 0
1964 66,783 505 8,235 0
1963 66,241 500 7,938 0
1962 64,104 499 7,639 0
1961 75,460 378 7,330 0
1960 76,314 -1,112 7,012 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/east-timor | 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 East Timor 98.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 217,698 people) and 1.66% is from migration (a gain of 3,665 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 8,303 people or 0.6% in East Timor.

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
East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K

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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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