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

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The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,433,302 in 2025 vs 118,365,995 people in Egypt in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,390,149 people compared to 121,012,163 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 18.9 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 -0.86% per year vs +1.78% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.39M (15.9% decline), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (46.3% growth).

Bulgaria vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Egypt
2100 3,384,288 203,337,521
2099 3,408,821 203,218,114
2098 3,433,149 203,062,591
2097 3,457,549 202,889,853
2096 3,482,057 202,685,235
2095 3,506,060 202,441,274
2094 3,530,278 202,165,793
2093 3,554,432 201,856,239
2092 3,578,667 201,525,341
2091 3,602,907 201,163,844
2090 3,627,300 200,783,715
2089 3,652,188 200,378,346
2088 3,677,416 199,940,915
2087 3,703,460 199,468,604
2086 3,730,284 198,974,783
2085 3,757,953 198,457,022
2084 3,786,496 197,904,537
2083 3,815,548 197,322,086
2082 3,845,662 196,711,766
2081 3,876,344 196,063,790
2080 3,908,874 195,392,263
2079 3,942,344 194,673,206
2078 3,976,345 193,926,829
2077 4,011,440 193,148,518
2076 4,047,182 192,332,562
2075 4,083,977 191,487,145
2074 4,122,447 190,613,099
2073 4,161,511 189,713,677
2072 4,201,158 188,775,903
2071 4,241,639 187,810,038
2070 4,283,145 186,818,210
2069 4,325,083 185,796,200
2068 4,367,606 184,743,675
2067 4,411,116 183,667,996
2066 4,455,358 182,568,538
2065 4,500,141 181,455,486
2064 4,545,243 180,302,738
2063 4,590,439 179,129,965
2062 4,635,634 177,948,157
2061 4,681,315 176,746,499
2060 4,727,089 175,526,868
2059 4,772,667 174,282,938
2058 4,817,532 173,021,784
2057 4,862,597 171,741,174
2056 4,907,646 170,438,073
2055 4,953,105 169,114,979
2054 4,998,650 167,762,729
2053 5,044,397 166,387,264
2052 5,089,817 164,980,351
2051 5,135,505 163,555,634
2050 5,181,635 162,092,482
2049 5,228,058 160,596,782
2048 5,274,692 159,061,812
2047 5,322,212 157,488,020
2046 5,369,645 155,881,578
2045 5,417,381 154,230,619
2044 5,465,818 152,529,288
2043 5,514,902 150,790,036
2042 5,564,573 149,009,732
2041 5,615,489 147,199,258
2040 5,667,076 145,373,264
2039 5,719,506 143,531,585
2038 5,771,452 141,691,401
2037 5,824,628 139,850,324
2036 5,877,980 138,013,568
2035 5,930,517 136,191,405
2034 5,983,205 134,368,084
2033 6,036,049 132,560,311
2032 6,088,107 130,760,579
2031 6,140,619 128,968,320
2030 6,193,318 127,188,528
2029 6,244,785 125,409,684
2028 6,294,981 123,633,275
2027 6,343,732 121,861,990
2026 6,390,149 120,114,593
2025 6,433,302 118,365,995
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 503,990 people (a 7.31% decline), while Egypt's population increased by 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% 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 5,181,635 people with a rank change from 112th to 128th. The population of Egypt will increase by 33.9% to 162,092,482 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 203M people, while Bulgaria's population already peaked in 1988 at 8.98M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M 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 -0.13% 1.57%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.13%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Egypt
Current population
6390149
121012163
Population rank 112/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.46%
One net population change
1.08 hours
17.3 seconds
One birth every
9.83 minutes
12.9 seconds
One death every
5.23 minutes
49.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -22 +5,007
Annual growth/decline -8,119 +1,827,737
Annual growth/decline rate -0.13% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 168/197 67/197
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 -47,023 524 1,795,738 123,884
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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 91.7% of the population change in Bulgaria is from natural causes (a loss of 534,531 people) and 8.28% is from migration (a gain of 48,271 people). In Egypt 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,780,050 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a gain of 137,710 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 334K
Varna 323K
Burgas 189K
Stara Zagora 121K
Ruse 120K
Pleven 88.1K
Sliven 77.8K
Dobrich 68.6K
Shumen 66.4K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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