The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,444,366 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,403,235 people compared to 1,975,406 in Equatorial Guinea.
Population statistics:
- Bulgaria's population is 3.24 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
- Bulgaria is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
- The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
- For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.95% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
- Since 2005, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.66M people to 6.4M (16.4% decline), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 947K to 1.98M (108.5% growth).
- Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people, while Bulgaria's population already peaked in 1988 at 8.98M people and is projected to decrease to 3.37M people by 2100.
Bulgaria vs Equatorial Guinea: live population counter
Bulgaria
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Equatorial Guinea
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6403235
|
1975406
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| Population rank | 111/197 | 148/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
3.93 hours
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11.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
9.16 minutes
|
9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
5.19 minutes
|
36.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
16.7 hours
|
2.25 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +524 | +3,891 |
| Daily growth/decline | -6 | +123 |
| Annual growth/decline | -2,230 | +44,967 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.03% | +2.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 168/197 | 32/197 |
Bulgaria and Equatorial Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart
Bulgaria
Population
Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bulgaria
|
Equatorial Guinea
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Bulgaria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
| 1960 | 7,867,374 | 269,807 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,943,118 | 274,896 | 0.96% | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 8,012,946 | 280,286 | 0.88% | 1.96% |
| 1963 | 8,078,145 | 285,965 | 0.81% | 2.03% |
| 1964 | 8,144,340 | 291,942 | 0.82% | 2.09% |
| 1965 | 8,204,168 | 298,238 | 0.73% | 2.16% |
| 1966 | 8,258,057 | 304,859 | 0.66% | 2.22% |
| 1967 | 8,310,226 | 311,805 | 0.63% | 2.28% |
| 1968 | 8,369,603 | 318,849 | 0.71% | 2.26% |
| 1969 | 8,434,172 | 322,517 | 0.77% | 1.15% |
| 1970 | 8,489,574 | 320,803 | 0.66% | -0.53% |
| 1971 | 8,536,395 | 315,940 | 0.55% | -1.52% |
| 1972 | 8,576,200 | 309,468 | 0.47% | -2.05% |
| 1973 | 8,620,967 | 302,281 | 0.52% | -2.32% |
| 1974 | 8,678,745 | 294,953 | 0.67% | -2.42% |
| 1975 | 8,720,742 | 287,901 | 0.48% | -2.39% |
| 1976 | 8,758,599 | 281,031 | 0.43% | -2.39% |
| 1977 | 8,804,183 | 276,779 | 0.52% | -1.51% |
| 1978 | 8,814,032 | 276,531 | 0.11% | -0.09% |
| 1979 | 8,825,940 | 279,846 | 0.14% | 1.2% |
| 1980 | 8,861,535 | 288,644 | 0.4% | 3.14% |
| 1981 | 8,891,117 | 303,252 | 0.33% | 5.06% |
| 1982 | 8,917,457 | 322,216 | 0.3% | 6.25% |
| 1983 | 8,939,738 | 343,421 | 0.25% | 6.58% |
| 1984 | 8,960,679 | 364,899 | 0.23% | 6.25% |
| 1985 | 8,960,547 | 385,547 | -0.001% | 5.66% |
| 1986 | 8,958,171 | 404,728 | -0.03% | 4.98% |
| 1987 | 8,971,359 | 422,522 | 0.15% | 4.4% |
| 1988 | 8,981,446 | 439,651 | 0.11% | 4.05% |
| 1989 | 8,876,972 | 456,808 | -1.16% | 3.9% |
| 1990 | 8,718,289 | 474,274 | -1.79% | 3.82% |
| 1991 | 8,632,367 | 492,217 | -0.99% | 3.78% |
| 1992 | 8,540,164 | 510,770 | -1.07% | 3.77% |
| 1993 | 8,472,313 | 530,023 | -0.79% | 3.77% |
| 1994 | 8,443,591 | 550,138 | -0.34% | 3.8% |
| 1995 | 8,406,067 | 571,264 | -0.44% | 3.84% |
| 1996 | 8,362,826 | 593,492 | -0.51% | 3.89% |
| 1997 | 8,312,068 | 616,893 | -0.61% | 3.94% |
| 1998 | 8,256,786 | 641,474 | -0.67% | 3.98% |
| 1999 | 8,210,624 | 667,214 | -0.56% | 4.01% |
| 2000 | 8,170,172 | 703,279 | -0.49% | 5.41% |
| 2001 | 8,009,142 | 749,836 | -1.97% | 6.62% |
| 2002 | 7,837,161 | 797,957 | -2.15% | 6.42% |
| 2003 | 7,775,327 | 847,862 | -0.79% | 6.25% |
| 2004 | 7,716,860 | 899,917 | -0.75% | 6.14% |
| 2005 | 7,658,972 | 947,367 | -0.75% | 5.27% |
| 2006 | 7,601,022 | 990,343 | -0.76% | 4.54% |
| 2007 | 7,545,338 | 1,036,044 | -0.73% | 4.61% |
| 2008 | 7,492,561 | 1,084,530 | -0.7% | 4.68% |
| 2009 | 7,444,443 | 1,135,673 | -0.64% | 4.72% |
| 2010 | 7,395,599 | 1,189,085 | -0.66% | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 7,348,328 | 1,241,835 | -0.64% | 4.44% |
| 2012 | 7,305,888 | 1,293,483 | -0.58% | 4.16% |
| 2013 | 7,160,005 | 1,346,218 | -2% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 7,073,572 | 1,399,828 | -1.21% | 3.98% |
| 2015 | 6,984,225 | 1,453,923 | -1.26% | 3.86% |
| 2016 | 6,894,139 | 1,508,186 | -1.29% | 3.73% |
| 2017 | 6,803,468 | 1,562,396 | -1.32% | 3.59% |
| 2018 | 6,710,798 | 1,616,422 | -1.36% | 3.46% |
| 2019 | 6,616,726 | 1,670,177 | -1.4% | 3.33% |
| 2020 | 6,550,696 | 1,716,468 | -1% | 2.77% |
| 2021 | 6,507,301 | 1,758,786 | -0.66% | 2.47% |
| 2022 | 6,465,097 | 1,803,545 | -0.65% | 2.54% |
| 2023 | 6,446,596 | 1,847,549 | -0.29% | 2.44% |
| 2024 | 6,444,366 | 1,892,516 | -0.03% | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 6,403,235 | 1,938,427 | -0.64% | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 6,358,515 | 1,984,463 | -0.7% | 2.37% |
| 2027 | 6,310,991 | 2,030,749 | -0.75% | 2.33% |
| 2028 | 6,261,580 | 2,077,253 | -0.78% | 2.29% |
| 2029 | 6,210,816 | 2,123,699 | -0.81% | 2.24% |
| 2030 | 6,158,806 | 2,170,434 | -0.84% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 6,106,271 | 2,218,077 | -0.85% | 2.2% |
| 2032 | 6,054,057 | 2,267,025 | -0.86% | 2.21% |
| 2033 | 6,001,675 | 2,315,991 | -0.87% | 2.16% |
| 2034 | 5,948,975 | 2,364,847 | -0.88% | 2.11% |
| 2035 | 5,896,427 | 2,414,263 | -0.88% | 2.09% |
| 2036 | 5,843,557 | 2,463,880 | -0.9% | 2.06% |
| 2037 | 5,790,371 | 2,513,955 | -0.91% | 2.03% |
| 2038 | 5,737,870 | 2,564,843 | -0.91% | 2.02% |
| 2039 | 5,685,753 | 2,615,417 | -0.91% | 1.97% |
| 2040 | 5,633,818 | 2,665,575 | -0.91% | 1.92% |
| 2041 | 5,582,636 | 2,715,477 | -0.91% | 1.87% |
| 2042 | 5,532,405 | 2,764,764 | -0.9% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 5,483,086 | 2,813,769 | -0.89% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 5,434,397 | 2,862,511 | -0.89% | 1.73% |
| 2045 | 5,386,376 | 2,911,227 | -0.88% | 1.7% |
| 2046 | 5,338,852 | 2,959,088 | -0.88% | 1.64% |
| 2047 | 5,291,441 | 3,005,551 | -0.89% | 1.57% |
| 2048 | 5,244,419 | 3,051,480 | -0.89% | 1.53% |
| 2049 | 5,197,955 | 3,097,625 | -0.89% | 1.51% |
| 2050 | 5,151,745 | 3,143,719 | -0.89% | 1.49% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 674,747 people (a 8.81% decline), while Equatorial Guinea gained 506,556 people (a 53.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bulgaria lost -580,990 (a 8.32% decline), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 521,483 (a 35.9% growth).
Bulgaria was ranked 92nd most populous country in 2005 and is 111th in 2025. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 155th in 2005 and ranked 148th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bulgaria's population will shrink by 19.5% to 5,151,745 people with a rank change from 111th to 128th. The population of Equatorial Guinea will increase by 59.1% to 3,143,719 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.
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Population differences between Bulgaria and Equatorial Guinea
|
Bulgaria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76 years | 64.1 years |
| Average age | 44.1 years | 25.9 years |
| Median age | 45.5 years | 22 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 52.7:47.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.81 births per woman | 4.08 births per woman |
| Population density | 153.7 ppl/mi² | 174.7 ppl/mi² |
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