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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 19 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.53% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Bulgaria vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Egypt
2100 3,368,029 203,522,884
2099 3,392,444 203,403,368
2098 3,416,655 203,247,703
2097 3,440,938 203,074,807
2096 3,465,328 202,870,003
2095 3,489,216 202,625,820
2094 3,513,318 202,350,087
2093 3,537,356 202,040,251
2092 3,561,475 201,709,051
2091 3,585,597 201,347,225
2090 3,609,873 200,966,749
2089 3,634,642 200,561,011
2088 3,659,749 200,123,182
2087 3,685,668 199,650,440
2086 3,712,363 199,156,169
2085 3,739,898 198,637,936
2084 3,768,305 198,084,947
2083 3,797,217 197,501,965
2082 3,827,186 196,891,089
2081 3,857,721 196,242,522
2080 3,890,095 195,570,383
2079 3,923,403 194,850,670
2078 3,957,241 194,103,613
2077 3,992,168 193,324,592
2076 4,027,738 192,507,892
2075 4,064,356 191,661,705
2074 4,102,642 190,786,862
2073 4,141,518 189,886,620
2072 4,180,975 188,947,991
2071 4,221,261 187,981,245
2070 4,262,568 186,988,514
2069 4,304,304 185,965,572
2068 4,346,623 184,912,088
2067 4,389,924 183,835,428
2066 4,433,953 182,734,967
2065 4,478,521 181,620,901
2064 4,523,406 180,467,102
2063 4,568,385 179,293,260
2062 4,613,363 178,110,375
2061 4,658,825 176,907,621
2060 4,704,379 175,686,879
2059 4,749,738 174,441,815
2058 4,794,388 173,179,511
2057 4,839,236 171,897,733
2056 4,884,068 170,593,445
2055 4,929,309 169,269,144
2054 4,974,635 167,915,661
2053 5,020,162 166,538,943
2052 5,065,364 165,130,747
2051 5,110,833 163,704,732
2050 5,156,741 162,240,246
2049 5,202,941 160,743,182
2048 5,249,351 159,206,813
2047 5,296,642 157,631,586
2046 5,343,848 156,023,680
2045 5,391,354 154,371,216
2044 5,439,559 152,668,334
2043 5,488,407 150,927,496
2042 5,537,839 149,145,569
2041 5,588,510 147,333,445
2040 5,639,850 145,505,786
2039 5,692,028 143,662,428
2038 5,743,725 141,820,567
2037 5,796,645 139,977,812
2036 5,849,741 138,139,382
2035 5,902,025 136,315,557
2034 5,954,460 134,490,574
2033 6,007,050 132,681,153
2032 6,058,858 130,879,780
2031 6,111,118 129,085,888
2030 6,163,564 127,304,473
2029 6,214,784 125,524,007
2028 6,264,738 123,745,979
2027 6,313,255 121,973,080
2026 6,359,449 120,224,089
2025 6,402,394 118,473,897
2024 6,441,421 116,538,258
2023 6,446,596 114,535,772
2022 6,465,097 112,618,250
2021 6,507,301 110,957,008
2020 6,550,696 109,315,124
2019 6,616,726 107,553,158
2018 6,710,798 105,682,094
2017 6,803,468 103,696,057
2016 6,894,139 101,644,589
2015 6,984,225 99,597,342
2014 7,073,572 97,528,654
2013 7,160,005 95,333,553
2012 7,305,888 93,161,001
2011 7,348,328 91,093,059
2010 7,395,599 89,196,072
2009 7,444,443 87,501,636
2008 7,492,561 85,864,789
2007 7,545,338 84,276,225
2006 7,601,022 82,700,403
2005 7,658,972 81,101,004
2004 7,716,860 79,477,443
2003 7,775,327 77,853,548
2002 7,837,161 76,239,137
2001 8,009,142 74,652,029
2000 8,170,172 73,083,284
1999 8,210,624 71,520,954
1998 8,256,786 69,943,294
1997 8,312,068 68,431,740
1996 8,362,826 67,028,048
1995 8,406,067 65,652,622
1994 8,443,591 64,285,589
1993 8,472,313 62,915,681
1992 8,540,164 61,480,660
1991 8,632,367 60,028,997
1990 8,718,289 58,396,618
1989 8,876,972 56,710,642
1988 8,981,446 55,187,681
1987 8,971,359 53,674,435
1986 8,958,171 52,206,295
1985 8,960,547 50,734,968
1984 8,960,679 49,247,334
1983 8,939,738 47,786,402
1982 8,917,457 46,407,611
1981 8,891,117 45,147,224
1980 8,861,535 43,950,413
1979 8,825,940 42,818,628
1978 8,814,032 41,761,431
1977 8,804,183 40,748,870
1976 8,758,599 39,795,557
1975 8,720,742 38,875,327
1974 8,678,745 37,969,667
1973 8,620,967 37,102,043
1972 8,576,200 36,258,328
1971 8,536,395 35,433,368
1970 8,489,574 34,623,990
1969 8,434,172 33,811,615
1968 8,369,603 32,998,319
1967 8,310,226 32,196,360
1966 8,258,057 31,406,541
1965 8,204,168 30,629,174
1964 8,144,340 29,858,922
1963 8,078,145 29,091,869
1962 8,012,946 28,337,013
1961 7,943,118 27,600,898
1960 7,867,374 26,896,479

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 Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M 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
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Egypt
2100 -0.72% 0.06%
2099 -0.71% 0.08%
2098 -0.71% 0.09%
2097 -0.7% 0.1%
2096 -0.68% 0.12%
2095 -0.69% 0.14%
2094 -0.68% 0.15%
2093 -0.68% 0.16%
2092 -0.67% 0.18%
2091 -0.67% 0.19%
2090 -0.68% 0.2%
2089 -0.69% 0.22%
2088 -0.7% 0.24%
2087 -0.72% 0.25%
2086 -0.74% 0.26%
2085 -0.75% 0.28%
2084 -0.76% 0.3%
2083 -0.78% 0.31%
2082 -0.79% 0.33%
2081 -0.83% 0.34%
2080 -0.85% 0.37%
2079 -0.86% 0.38%
2078 -0.87% 0.4%
2077 -0.88% 0.42%
2076 -0.9% 0.44%
2075 -0.93% 0.46%
2074 -0.94% 0.47%
2073 -0.94% 0.5%
2072 -0.95% 0.51%
2071 -0.97% 0.53%
2070 -0.97% 0.55%
2069 -0.97% 0.57%
2068 -0.99% 0.59%
2067 -0.99% 0.6%
2066 -1% 0.61%
2065 -0.99% 0.64%
2064 -0.98% 0.65%
2063 -0.97% 0.66%
2062 -0.98% 0.68%
2061 -0.97% 0.69%
2060 -0.95% 0.71%
2059 -0.93% 0.73%
2058 -0.93% 0.75%
2057 -0.92% 0.76%
2056 -0.92% 0.78%
2055 -0.91% 0.81%
2054 -0.91% 0.83%
2053 -0.89% 0.85%
2052 -0.89% 0.87%
2051 -0.89% 0.9%
2050 -0.89% 0.93%
2049 -0.88% 0.97%
2048 -0.89% 1%
2047 -0.88% 1.03%
2046 -0.88% 1.07%
2045 -0.89% 1.12%
2044 -0.89% 1.15%
2043 -0.89% 1.19%
2042 -0.91% 1.23%
2041 -0.91% 1.26%
2040 -0.92% 1.28%
2039 -0.9% 1.3%
2038 -0.91% 1.32%
2037 -0.91% 1.33%
2036 -0.89% 1.34%
2035 -0.88% 1.36%
2034 -0.88% 1.36%
2033 -0.86% 1.38%
2032 -0.86% 1.39%
2031 -0.85% 1.4%
2030 -0.82% 1.42%
2029 -0.8% 1.44%
2028 -0.77% 1.45%
2027 -0.73% 1.45%
2026 -0.67% 1.48%
2025 -0.61% 1.66%
2024 -0.08% 1.75%
2023 -0.29% 1.7%
2022 -0.65% 1.5%
2021 -0.66% 1.5%
2020 -1% 1.64%
2019 -1.4% 1.77%
2018 -1.36% 1.92%
2017 -1.32% 2.02%
2016 -1.29% 2.06%
2015 -1.26% 2.12%
2014 -1.21% 2.3%
2013 -2% 2.33%
2012 -0.58% 2.27%
2011 -0.64% 2.13%
2010 -0.66% 1.94%
2009 -0.64% 1.91%
2008 -0.7% 1.88%
2007 -0.73% 1.91%
2006 -0.76% 1.97%
2005 -0.75% 2.04%
2004 -0.75% 2.09%
2003 -0.79% 2.12%
2002 -2.15% 2.13%
2001 -1.97% 2.15%
2000 -0.49% 2.18%
1999 -0.56% 2.26%
1998 -0.67% 2.21%
1997 -0.61% 2.09%
1996 -0.51% 2.1%
1995 -0.44% 2.13%
1994 -0.34% 2.18%
1993 -0.79% 2.33%
1992 -1.07% 2.42%
1991 -0.99% 2.8%
1990 -1.79% 2.97%
1989 -1.16% 2.76%
1988 0.11% 2.82%
1987 0.15% 2.81%
1986 -0.03% 2.9%
1985 -0.001% 3.02%
1984 0.23% 3.06%
1983 0.25% 2.97%
1982 0.3% 2.79%
1981 0.33% 2.72%
1980 0.4% 2.64%
1979 0.14% 2.53%
1978 0.11% 2.48%
1977 0.52% 2.4%
1976 0.43% 2.37%
1975 0.48% 2.39%
1974 0.67% 2.34%
1973 0.52% 2.33%
1972 0.47% 2.33%
1971 0.55% 2.34%
1970 0.66% 2.4%
1969 0.77% 2.46%
1968 0.71% 2.49%
1967 0.63% 2.51%
1966 0.66% 2.54%
1965 0.73% 2.58%
1964 0.82% 2.64%
1963 0.81% 2.66%
1962 0.88% 2.67%
1961 0.96% 2.62%

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 Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Egypt
Current population
6359449
120697176
Population rank 112/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.46%
One net population change
1.69 hours
15.7 seconds
One birth every
9.16 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline -14 +5,486
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 62/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -57,305
Net migration rank 106/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -57,305
2024 - 524 - 123,884
2023 -43,837 5,173 1,780,230 305,006
2022 -62,065 26,498 1,736,123 13,707
2021 -90,452 11,756 1,566,491 6,161
2020 -65,507 30,167 1,704,988 6,016
2019 -46,317 -2,156 1,805,818 7,050
2018 -46,304 -3,873 1,908,512 20,788
2017 -45,583 -6,109 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 -42,744 -9,482 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 -44,699 -4,227 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 -41,027 -2,180 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 -37,948 -1,324 2,156,922 130,305
2012 -40,183 -26,334 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 -37,477 -23,360 1,951,851 126,170
2010 -34,759 -21,668 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 -26,800 -19,060 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 -32,967 -17,595 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 -37,727 -16,366 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 -39,526 -15,184 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 -42,124 -14,435 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 -40,128 -13,604 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 -44,319 -13,183 1,614,293 9,854
2002 -46,240 -12,735 1,593,474 11,205
2001 -44,050 -30,726 1,568,962 556
2000 -41,668 -26,211 1,540,084 27,873
1999 -39,411 -23,846 1,534,697 22,026
1998 -52,844 -23,262 1,519,728 78,858
1997 -58,185 -22,963 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 -45,159 -21,520 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 -42,030 -22,020 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 -32,086 -20,984 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 -24,569 -19,973 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 -18,789 -120,552 1,421,372 74,950
1991 -14,675 -119,356 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 -3,487 -116,817 1,450,747 406,994
1989 5,326 -114,705 1,461,547 52,648
1988 9,879 215 1,465,620 66,147
1987 8,971 357 1,436,059 58,678
1986 16,125 1,104 1,410,249 31,299
1985 11,649 -19,230 1,388,718 112,411
1984 20,610 -1,032 1,351,297 122,791
1983 21,455 -1,872 1,318,474 129,242
1982 24,077 -1,860 1,258,574 51,229
1981 29,341 -1,830 1,206,830 4,140
1980 30,129 -2,045 1,181,914 738
1979 40,599 -872 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 44,070 -62,769 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 47,543 -11,955 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 56,055 -2,522 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 54,941 -38,071 987,822 -62,368
1974 64,223 -1,402 946,052 -60,174
1973 57,760 -5,409 905,068 -55,702
1972 47,169 -11,296 893,333 -55,282
1971 52,925 -7,654 868,365 -56,503
1970 61,125 -11,315 841,952 -35,064
1969 63,256 -3,204 824,564 -6,703
1968 69,468 -132 809,482 -764
1967 49,861 -420 788,908 6,286
1966 54,504 -144 774,391 10,089
1965 58,249 -1,406 752,682 17,605
1964 66,783 505 749,608 20,596
1963 66,241 500 738,788 25,109
1962 64,104 499 720,128 25,696
1961 75,460 378 703,216 23,184
1960 76,314 -1,112 685,403 -2,954

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 Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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