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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 18,135,478 people in Ecuador in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 18,487,749 in Ecuador.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 2.91 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Ecuador is the 71st.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.22% for Ecuador.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +1.26% in Ecuador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Ecuador has grown from 14.1M to 18.5M (31.2% growth).

Bulgaria vs Ecuador: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Ecuador
2100 3,368,029 19,229,713
2099 3,392,444 19,341,033
2098 3,416,655 19,451,634
2097 3,440,938 19,561,648
2096 3,465,328 19,670,931
2095 3,489,216 19,779,419
2094 3,513,318 19,887,014
2093 3,537,356 19,993,637
2092 3,561,475 20,099,245
2091 3,585,597 20,203,483
2090 3,609,873 20,306,051
2089 3,634,642 20,406,878
2088 3,659,749 20,505,637
2087 3,685,668 20,602,336
2086 3,712,363 20,696,910
2085 3,739,898 20,788,583
2084 3,768,305 20,877,503
2083 3,797,217 20,963,515
2082 3,827,186 21,046,396
2081 3,857,721 21,126,142
2080 3,890,095 21,202,360
2079 3,923,403 21,275,051
2078 3,957,241 21,343,714
2077 3,992,168 21,408,164
2076 4,027,738 21,468,178
2075 4,064,356 21,523,680
2074 4,102,642 21,575,092
2073 4,141,518 21,621,989
2072 4,180,975 21,664,137
2071 4,221,261 21,701,599
2070 4,262,568 21,734,495
2069 4,304,304 21,762,453
2068 4,346,623 21,785,682
2067 4,389,924 21,804,316
2066 4,433,953 21,818,306
2065 4,478,521 21,828,156
2064 4,523,406 21,833,185
2063 4,568,385 21,833,449
2062 4,613,363 21,828,963
2061 4,658,825 21,819,781
2060 4,704,379 21,805,954
2059 4,749,738 21,787,357
2058 4,794,388 21,764,005
2057 4,839,236 21,735,561
2056 4,884,068 21,702,294
2055 4,929,309 21,664,097
2054 4,974,635 21,620,873
2053 5,020,162 21,572,669
2052 5,065,364 21,519,295
2051 5,110,833 21,460,703
2050 5,156,741 21,396,494
2049 5,202,941 21,326,969
2048 5,249,351 21,251,792
2047 5,296,642 21,171,429
2046 5,343,848 21,085,795
2045 5,391,354 20,994,872
2044 5,439,559 20,898,682
2043 5,488,407 20,797,349
2042 5,537,839 20,691,071
2041 5,588,510 20,579,788
2040 5,639,850 20,463,641
2039 5,692,028 20,342,868
2038 5,743,725 20,217,211
2037 5,796,645 20,087,384
2036 5,849,741 19,953,661
2035 5,902,025 19,816,154
2034 5,954,460 19,674,920
2033 6,007,050 19,529,719
2032 6,058,858 19,381,178
2031 6,111,118 19,229,060
2030 6,163,564 19,073,682
2029 6,214,784 18,916,480
2028 6,264,738 18,758,598
2027 6,313,255 18,601,326
2026 6,359,449 18,445,637
2025 6,402,394 18,290,781
2024 6,441,421 18,135,478
2023 6,446,596 17,980,083
2022 6,465,097 17,823,897
2021 6,507,301 17,682,454
2020 6,550,696 17,546,065
2019 6,616,726 17,340,021
2018 6,710,798 17,049,547
2017 6,803,468 16,759,519
2016 6,894,139 16,505,139
2015 6,984,225 16,266,225
2014 7,073,572 16,035,124
2013 7,160,005 15,807,128
2012 7,305,888 15,572,194
2011 7,348,328 15,326,227
2010 7,395,599 15,076,695
2009 7,444,443 14,825,954
2008 7,492,561 14,575,202
2007 7,545,338 14,328,773
2006 7,601,022 14,086,131
2005 7,658,972 13,846,163
2004 7,716,860 13,608,701
2003 7,775,327 13,372,306
2002 7,837,161 13,138,472
2001 8,009,142 12,910,740
2000 8,170,172 12,689,206
1999 8,210,624 12,470,795
1998 8,256,786 12,251,184
1997 8,312,068 12,031,127
1996 8,362,826 11,810,950
1995 8,406,067 11,590,514
1994 8,443,591 11,372,197
1993 8,472,313 11,154,274
1992 8,540,164 10,930,128
1991 8,632,367 10,702,380
1990 8,718,289 10,473,673
1989 8,876,972 10,241,852
1988 8,981,446 10,010,808
1987 8,971,359 9,779,290
1986 8,958,171 9,545,998
1985 8,960,547 9,311,154
1984 8,960,679 9,074,782
1983 8,939,738 8,840,417
1982 8,917,457 8,611,298
1981 8,891,117 8,386,910
1980 8,861,535 8,165,877
1979 8,825,940 7,948,869
1978 8,814,032 7,736,167
1977 8,804,183 7,526,819
1976 8,758,599 7,320,912
1975 8,720,742 7,118,251
1974 8,678,745 6,918,573
1973 8,620,967 6,722,033
1972 8,576,200 6,529,034
1971 8,536,395 6,340,052
1970 8,489,574 6,155,387
1969 8,434,172 5,975,236
1968 8,369,603 5,799,680
1967 8,310,226 5,629,057
1966 8,258,057 5,463,748
1965 8,204,168 5,303,963
1964 8,144,340 5,149,918
1963 8,078,145 5,001,716
1962 8,012,946 4,859,269
1961 7,943,118 4,722,331
1960 7,867,374 4,590,891

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 Ecuador gained 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Ecuador's population increased by 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Ecuador was ranked 65th in 2006 and ranked 71st 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 Ecuador will increase by 15.7% to 21,396,494 people and rank change from 71st to 74th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M 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
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Ecuador
2100 -0.72% -0.58%
2099 -0.71% -0.57%
2098 -0.71% -0.56%
2097 -0.7% -0.56%
2096 -0.68% -0.55%
2095 -0.69% -0.54%
2094 -0.68% -0.53%
2093 -0.68% -0.53%
2092 -0.67% -0.52%
2091 -0.67% -0.51%
2090 -0.68% -0.49%
2089 -0.69% -0.48%
2088 -0.7% -0.47%
2087 -0.72% -0.46%
2086 -0.74% -0.44%
2085 -0.75% -0.43%
2084 -0.76% -0.41%
2083 -0.78% -0.39%
2082 -0.79% -0.38%
2081 -0.83% -0.36%
2080 -0.85% -0.34%
2079 -0.86% -0.32%
2078 -0.87% -0.3%
2077 -0.88% -0.28%
2076 -0.9% -0.26%
2075 -0.93% -0.24%
2074 -0.94% -0.22%
2073 -0.94% -0.19%
2072 -0.95% -0.17%
2071 -0.97% -0.15%
2070 -0.97% -0.13%
2069 -0.97% -0.11%
2068 -0.99% -0.09%
2067 -0.99% -0.06%
2066 -1% -0.05%
2065 -0.99% -0.02%
2064 -0.98% -0.001%
2063 -0.97% 0.02%
2062 -0.98% 0.04%
2061 -0.97% 0.06%
2060 -0.95% 0.09%
2059 -0.93% 0.11%
2058 -0.93% 0.13%
2057 -0.92% 0.15%
2056 -0.92% 0.18%
2055 -0.91% 0.2%
2054 -0.91% 0.22%
2053 -0.89% 0.25%
2052 -0.89% 0.27%
2051 -0.89% 0.3%
2050 -0.89% 0.33%
2049 -0.88% 0.35%
2048 -0.89% 0.38%
2047 -0.88% 0.41%
2046 -0.88% 0.43%
2045 -0.89% 0.46%
2044 -0.89% 0.49%
2043 -0.89% 0.51%
2042 -0.91% 0.54%
2041 -0.91% 0.57%
2040 -0.92% 0.59%
2039 -0.9% 0.62%
2038 -0.91% 0.65%
2037 -0.91% 0.67%
2036 -0.89% 0.69%
2035 -0.88% 0.72%
2034 -0.88% 0.74%
2033 -0.86% 0.77%
2032 -0.86% 0.79%
2031 -0.85% 0.81%
2030 -0.82% 0.83%
2029 -0.8% 0.84%
2028 -0.77% 0.85%
2027 -0.73% 0.84%
2026 -0.67% 0.85%
2025 -0.61% 0.86%
2024 -0.08% 0.86%
2023 -0.29% 0.88%
2022 -0.65% 0.8%
2021 -0.66% 0.78%
2020 -1% 1.19%
2019 -1.4% 1.7%
2018 -1.36% 1.73%
2017 -1.32% 1.54%
2016 -1.29% 1.47%
2015 -1.26% 1.44%
2014 -1.21% 1.44%
2013 -2% 1.51%
2012 -0.58% 1.6%
2011 -0.64% 1.66%
2010 -0.66% 1.69%
2009 -0.64% 1.72%
2008 -0.7% 1.72%
2007 -0.73% 1.72%
2006 -0.76% 1.73%
2005 -0.75% 1.74%
2004 -0.75% 1.77%
2003 -0.79% 1.78%
2002 -2.15% 1.76%
2001 -1.97% 1.75%
2000 -0.49% 1.75%
1999 -0.56% 1.79%
1998 -0.67% 1.83%
1997 -0.61% 1.86%
1996 -0.51% 1.9%
1995 -0.44% 1.92%
1994 -0.34% 1.95%
1993 -0.79% 2.05%
1992 -1.07% 2.13%
1991 -0.99% 2.18%
1990 -1.79% 2.26%
1989 -1.16% 2.31%
1988 0.11% 2.37%
1987 0.15% 2.44%
1986 -0.03% 2.52%
1985 -0.001% 2.6%
1984 0.23% 2.65%
1983 0.25% 2.66%
1982 0.3% 2.68%
1981 0.33% 2.71%
1980 0.4% 2.73%
1979 0.14% 2.75%
1978 0.11% 2.78%
1977 0.52% 2.81%
1976 0.43% 2.85%
1975 0.48% 2.89%
1974 0.67% 2.92%
1973 0.52% 2.96%
1972 0.47% 2.98%
1971 0.55% 3%
1970 0.66% 3.01%
1969 0.77% 3.03%
1968 0.71% 3.03%
1967 0.63% 3.03%
1966 0.66% 3.01%
1965 0.73% 2.99%
1964 0.82% 2.96%
1963 0.81% 2.93%
1962 0.88% 2.9%
1961 0.96% 2.86%

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 Ecuador's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Ecuador
Current population
6359449
18487749
Population rank 112/197 71/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.22%
One net population change
1.69 hours
3.38 minutes
One birth every
9.16 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
5.19 minutes
5.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +426
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +155,395
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 109/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
30.6 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -17,219
Net migration rank 106/196 151/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 747,749
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 67/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 104/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Ecuador
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Ecuador
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -17,219
2024 - 524 - -19,704
2023 -43,837 5,173 178,093 -21,948
2022 -62,065 26,498 179,308 -23,090
2021 -90,452 11,756 155,146 -28,503
2020 -65,507 30,167 156,458 -10,320
2019 -46,317 -2,156 211,045 54,921
2018 -46,304 -3,873 219,513 95,482
2017 -45,583 -6,109 211,355 53,707
2016 -42,744 -9,482 208,245 35,461
2015 -44,699 -4,227 219,399 14,724
2014 -41,027 -2,180 225,790 2,273
2013 -37,948 -1,324 234,103 -6,182
2012 -40,183 -26,334 249,825 -7,883
2011 -37,477 -23,360 258,171 -8,167
2010 -34,759 -21,668 257,404 -8,330
2009 -26,800 -19,060 260,892 -8,491
2008 -32,967 -17,595 257,894 -8,799
2007 -37,727 -16,366 253,419 -9,644
2006 -39,526 -15,184 254,184 -12,679
2005 -42,124 -14,435 255,295 -16,855
2004 -40,128 -13,604 257,436 -20,940
2003 -44,319 -13,183 258,928 -22,641
2002 -46,240 -12,735 259,446 -28,090
2001 -44,050 -30,726 259,376 -35,275
2000 -41,668 -26,211 259,837 -40,859
1999 -39,411 -23,846 261,650 -43,813
1998 -52,844 -23,262 263,927 -42,550
1997 -58,185 -22,963 266,020 -47,287
1996 -45,159 -21,520 267,695 -46,082
1995 -42,030 -22,020 264,449 -45,201
1994 -32,086 -20,984 261,788 -44,399
1993 -24,569 -19,973 260,330 -41,867
1992 -18,789 -120,552 259,787 -29,958
1991 -14,675 -119,356 257,713 -32,064
1990 -3,487 -116,817 252,919 -21,164
1989 5,326 -114,705 248,129 -16,240
1988 9,879 215 241,191 -10,977
1987 8,971 357 237,724 -4,886
1986 16,125 1,104 237,084 -3,345
1985 11,649 -19,230 236,438 -494
1984 20,610 -1,032 236,543 249
1983 21,455 -1,872 231,336 578
1982 24,077 -1,860 227,606 -1,282
1981 29,341 -1,830 224,073 -1,605
1980 30,129 -2,045 220,120 -517
1979 40,599 -872 216,162 -1,749
1978 44,070 -62,769 212,497 -1,518
1977 47,543 -11,955 209,095 -1,377
1976 56,055 -2,522 205,366 -1,264
1975 54,941 -38,071 202,407 -1,189
1974 64,223 -1,402 199,276 -1,133
1973 57,760 -5,409 196,028 -1,090
1972 47,169 -11,296 192,136 -1,078
1971 52,925 -7,654 187,995 -1,096
1970 61,125 -11,315 183,517 -1,091
1969 63,256 -3,204 178,403 -518
1968 69,468 -132 173,828 -582
1967 49,861 -420 168,629 -623
1966 54,504 -144 163,317 -710
1965 58,249 -1,406 157,915 -957
1964 66,783 505 152,263 -1,130
1963 66,241 500 146,531 -1,254
1962 64,104 499 140,943 -1,315
1961 75,460 378 135,573 -1,317
1960 76,314 -1,112 130,368 -1,746

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 Ecuador 91.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,964,352 people) and 8.08% is from migration (a gain of 172,707 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 747,749 people or 4.1% in Ecuador.

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
Ecuador
City Population
Guayaquil 2.65M
Quito 1.76M
Cuenca 362K
Santo Domingo 335K
Duran 295K
Machala 288K
Manta 259K
Portoviejo 244K
Loja 203K
Quevedo 178K

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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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