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Population in Bulgaria compared to Equatorial Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 1,998,075 in Equatorial Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Bulgaria's population is 3.18 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th 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 -0.96% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 2M (101.8% growth).

Bulgaria vs Equatorial Guinea: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
2100 3,368,029 5,053,285
2099 3,392,444 5,030,801
2098 3,416,655 5,007,228
2097 3,440,938 4,983,150
2096 3,465,328 4,959,082
2095 3,489,216 4,933,332
2094 3,513,318 4,905,464
2093 3,537,356 4,877,815
2092 3,561,475 4,850,016
2091 3,585,597 4,823,911
2090 3,609,873 4,796,204
2089 3,634,642 4,765,373
2088 3,659,749 4,734,246
2087 3,685,668 4,703,695
2086 3,712,363 4,673,217
2085 3,739,898 4,642,131
2084 3,768,305 4,607,210
2083 3,797,217 4,574,316
2082 3,827,186 4,540,818
2081 3,857,721 4,505,519
2080 3,890,095 4,469,469
2079 3,923,403 4,430,966
2078 3,957,241 4,393,054
2077 3,992,168 4,354,278
2076 4,027,738 4,312,881
2075 4,064,356 4,271,277
2074 4,102,642 4,230,374
2073 4,141,518 4,189,634
2072 4,180,975 4,148,110
2071 4,221,261 4,106,996
2070 4,262,568 4,064,376
2069 4,304,304 4,021,900
2068 4,346,623 3,981,311
2067 4,389,924 3,939,430
2066 4,433,953 3,896,865
2065 4,478,521 3,852,791
2064 4,523,406 3,808,133
2063 4,568,385 3,764,740
2062 4,613,363 3,721,365
2061 4,658,825 3,677,181
2060 4,704,379 3,632,328
2059 4,749,738 3,586,049
2058 4,794,388 3,537,963
2057 4,839,236 3,491,303
2056 4,884,068 3,444,436
2055 4,929,309 3,396,599
2054 4,974,635 3,348,286
2053 5,020,162 3,300,634
2052 5,065,364 3,252,844
2051 5,110,833 3,205,569
2050 5,156,741 3,158,891
2049 5,202,941 3,112,260
2048 5,249,351 3,065,466
2047 5,296,642 3,019,272
2046 5,343,848 2,971,402
2045 5,391,354 2,922,377
2044 5,439,559 2,872,776
2043 5,488,407 2,823,692
2042 5,537,839 2,773,582
2041 5,588,510 2,723,897
2040 5,639,850 2,672,567
2039 5,692,028 2,622,347
2038 5,743,725 2,570,184
2037 5,796,645 2,519,310
2036 5,849,741 2,468,819
2035 5,902,025 2,418,856
2034 5,954,460 2,368,775
2033 6,007,050 2,319,952
2032 6,058,858 2,269,637
2031 6,111,118 2,220,861
2030 6,163,564 2,173,192
2029 6,214,784 2,126,230
2028 6,264,738 2,079,176
2027 6,313,255 2,032,075
2026 6,359,449 1,985,469
2025 6,402,394 1,938,873
2024 6,441,421 1,892,516
2023 6,446,596 1,847,549
2022 6,465,097 1,803,545
2021 6,507,301 1,758,786
2020 6,550,696 1,716,468
2019 6,616,726 1,670,177
2018 6,710,798 1,616,422
2017 6,803,468 1,562,396
2016 6,894,139 1,508,186
2015 6,984,225 1,453,923
2014 7,073,572 1,399,828
2013 7,160,005 1,346,218
2012 7,305,888 1,293,483
2011 7,348,328 1,241,835
2010 7,395,599 1,189,085
2009 7,444,443 1,135,673
2008 7,492,561 1,084,530
2007 7,545,338 1,036,044
2006 7,601,022 990,343
2005 7,658,972 947,367
2004 7,716,860 899,917
2003 7,775,327 847,862
2002 7,837,161 797,957
2001 8,009,142 749,836
2000 8,170,172 703,279
1999 8,210,624 667,214
1998 8,256,786 641,474
1997 8,312,068 616,893
1996 8,362,826 593,492
1995 8,406,067 571,264
1994 8,443,591 550,138
1993 8,472,313 530,023
1992 8,540,164 510,770
1991 8,632,367 492,217
1990 8,718,289 474,274
1989 8,876,972 456,808
1988 8,981,446 439,651
1987 8,971,359 422,522
1986 8,958,171 404,728
1985 8,960,547 385,547
1984 8,960,679 364,899
1983 8,939,738 343,421
1982 8,917,457 322,216
1981 8,891,117 303,252
1980 8,861,535 288,644
1979 8,825,940 279,846
1978 8,814,032 276,531
1977 8,804,183 276,779
1976 8,758,599 281,031
1975 8,720,742 287,901
1974 8,678,745 294,953
1973 8,620,967 302,281
1972 8,576,200 309,468
1971 8,536,395 315,940
1970 8,489,574 320,803
1969 8,434,172 322,517
1968 8,369,603 318,849
1967 8,310,226 311,805
1966 8,258,057 304,859
1965 8,204,168 298,238
1964 8,144,340 291,942
1963 8,078,145 285,965
1962 8,012,946 280,286
1961 7,943,118 274,896
1960 7,867,374 269,807

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/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th 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 Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.1% to 3,158,891 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M 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
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
2100 -0.72% 0.45%
2099 -0.71% 0.47%
2098 -0.71% 0.48%
2097 -0.7% 0.49%
2096 -0.68% 0.52%
2095 -0.69% 0.57%
2094 -0.68% 0.57%
2093 -0.68% 0.57%
2092 -0.67% 0.54%
2091 -0.67% 0.58%
2090 -0.68% 0.65%
2089 -0.69% 0.66%
2088 -0.7% 0.65%
2087 -0.72% 0.65%
2086 -0.74% 0.67%
2085 -0.75% 0.76%
2084 -0.76% 0.72%
2083 -0.78% 0.74%
2082 -0.79% 0.78%
2081 -0.83% 0.81%
2080 -0.85% 0.87%
2079 -0.86% 0.86%
2078 -0.87% 0.89%
2077 -0.88% 0.96%
2076 -0.9% 0.97%
2075 -0.93% 0.97%
2074 -0.94% 0.97%
2073 -0.94% 1%
2072 -0.95% 1%
2071 -0.97% 1.05%
2070 -0.97% 1.06%
2069 -0.97% 1.02%
2068 -0.99% 1.06%
2067 -0.99% 1.09%
2066 -1% 1.14%
2065 -0.99% 1.17%
2064 -0.98% 1.15%
2063 -0.97% 1.17%
2062 -0.98% 1.2%
2061 -0.97% 1.23%
2060 -0.95% 1.29%
2059 -0.93% 1.36%
2058 -0.93% 1.34%
2057 -0.92% 1.36%
2056 -0.92% 1.41%
2055 -0.91% 1.44%
2054 -0.91% 1.44%
2053 -0.89% 1.47%
2052 -0.89% 1.47%
2051 -0.89% 1.48%
2050 -0.89% 1.5%
2049 -0.88% 1.53%
2048 -0.89% 1.53%
2047 -0.88% 1.61%
2046 -0.88% 1.68%
2045 -0.89% 1.73%
2044 -0.89% 1.74%
2043 -0.89% 1.81%
2042 -0.91% 1.82%
2041 -0.91% 1.92%
2040 -0.92% 1.92%
2039 -0.9% 2.03%
2038 -0.91% 2.02%
2037 -0.91% 2.05%
2036 -0.89% 2.07%
2035 -0.88% 2.11%
2034 -0.88% 2.1%
2033 -0.86% 2.22%
2032 -0.86% 2.2%
2031 -0.85% 2.19%
2030 -0.82% 2.21%
2029 -0.8% 2.26%
2028 -0.77% 2.32%
2027 -0.73% 2.35%
2026 -0.67% 2.4%
2025 -0.61% 2.45%
2024 -0.08% 2.43%
2023 -0.29% 2.44%
2022 -0.65% 2.54%
2021 -0.66% 2.47%
2020 -1% 2.77%
2019 -1.4% 3.33%
2018 -1.36% 3.46%
2017 -1.32% 3.59%
2016 -1.29% 3.73%
2015 -1.26% 3.86%
2014 -1.21% 3.98%
2013 -2% 4.08%
2012 -0.58% 4.16%
2011 -0.64% 4.44%
2010 -0.66% 4.7%
2009 -0.64% 4.72%
2008 -0.7% 4.68%
2007 -0.73% 4.61%
2006 -0.76% 4.54%
2005 -0.75% 5.27%
2004 -0.75% 6.14%
2003 -0.79% 6.25%
2002 -2.15% 6.42%
2001 -1.97% 6.62%
2000 -0.49% 5.41%
1999 -0.56% 4.01%
1998 -0.67% 3.98%
1997 -0.61% 3.94%
1996 -0.51% 3.89%
1995 -0.44% 3.84%
1994 -0.34% 3.8%
1993 -0.79% 3.77%
1992 -1.07% 3.77%
1991 -0.99% 3.78%
1990 -1.79% 3.82%
1989 -1.16% 3.9%
1988 0.11% 4.05%
1987 0.15% 4.4%
1986 -0.03% 4.98%
1985 -0.001% 5.66%
1984 0.23% 6.25%
1983 0.25% 6.58%
1982 0.3% 6.25%
1981 0.33% 5.06%
1980 0.4% 3.14%
1979 0.14% 1.2%
1978 0.11% -0.09%
1977 0.52% -1.51%
1976 0.43% -2.39%
1975 0.48% -2.39%
1974 0.67% -2.42%
1973 0.52% -2.32%
1972 0.47% -2.05%
1971 0.55% -1.52%
1970 0.66% -0.53%
1969 0.77% 1.15%
1968 0.71% 2.26%
1967 0.63% 2.28%
1966 0.66% 2.22%
1965 0.73% 2.16%
1964 0.82% 2.09%
1963 0.81% 2.03%
1962 0.88% 1.96%
1961 0.96% 1.89%

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/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.08%, while Equatorial Guinea's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
Current population
6359449
1998075
Population rank 112/197 148/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.02%
One net population change
1.69 hours
11.7 minutes
One birth every
9.16 minutes
9.61 minutes
One death every
5.19 minutes
36.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +123
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +44,967
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 30/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
2.3 hours
Annual migration change -2,961 +3,812
Net migration rank 106/196 53/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 248,930
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 106/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 13.2%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 52/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - 3,812
2024 - 524 - 3,891
2023 -43,837 5,173 40,140 3,997
2022 -62,065 26,498 39,873 3,997
2021 -90,452 11,756 39,160 6,493
2020 -65,507 30,167 38,994 0
2019 -46,317 -2,156 38,894 14,695
2018 -46,304 -3,873 38,332 15,581
2017 -45,583 -6,109 37,740 16,399
2016 -42,744 -9,482 37,180 17,107
2015 -44,699 -4,227 36,543 17,697
2014 -41,027 -2,180 35,889 18,058
2013 -37,948 -1,324 35,158 18,106
2012 -40,183 -26,334 34,347 17,860
2011 -37,477 -23,360 33,502 17,604
2010 -34,759 -21,668 32,368 22,027
2009 -26,800 -19,060 31,184 21,235
2008 -32,967 -17,595 29,941 19,925
2007 -37,727 -16,366 28,672 18,433
2006 -39,526 -15,184 27,404 16,889
2005 -42,124 -14,435 26,116 15,548
2004 -40,128 -13,604 24,666 28,578
2003 -44,319 -13,183 23,168 27,696
2002 -46,240 -12,735 21,744 27,198
2001 -44,050 -30,726 20,376 26,919
2000 -41,668 -26,211 19,132 26,695
1999 -39,411 -23,846 18,465 7,846
1998 -52,844 -23,262 17,854 7,307
1997 -58,185 -22,963 17,305 6,696
1996 -45,159 -21,520 16,802 6,003
1995 -42,030 -22,020 16,345 5,300
1994 -32,086 -20,984 15,937 4,664
1993 -24,569 -19,973 15,459 4,175
1992 -18,789 -120,552 15,010 3,867
1991 -14,675 -119,356 14,581 3,642
1990 -3,487 -116,817 14,158 3,511
1989 5,326 -114,705 13,724 3,545
1988 9,879 215 13,266 3,777
1987 8,971 357 12,727 4,482
1986 16,125 1,104 12,061 6,317
1985 11,649 -19,230 11,179 8,816
1984 20,610 -1,032 10,076 11,221
1983 21,455 -1,872 8,886 12,766
1982 24,077 -1,860 8,182 12,568
1981 29,341 -1,830 7,573 9,605
1980 30,129 -2,045 7,142 4,903
1979 40,599 -872 5,786 -235
1978 44,070 -62,769 5,635 -4,553
1977 47,543 -11,955 5,550 -7,131
1976 56,055 -2,522 2,451 -9,377
1975 54,941 -38,071 4,580 -11,398
1974 64,223 -1,402 5,697 -12,983
1973 57,760 -5,409 6,508 -13,875
1972 47,169 -11,296 6,572 -13,576
1971 52,925 -7,654 4,822 -10,760
1970 61,125 -11,315 2,715 -6,499
1969 63,256 -3,204 2,593 -2,237
1968 69,468 -132 6,417 565
1967 49,861 -420 6,135 974
1966 54,504 -144 5,868 915
1965 58,249 -1,406 5,618 837
1964 66,783 505 5,393 735
1963 66,241 500 5,192 632
1962 64,104 499 5,013 528
1961 75,460 378 4,858 384
1960 76,314 -1,112 4,727 210

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

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/equatorial-guinea | 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 Equatorial Guinea 77% is from natural causes (a gain of 382,745 people) and 23% is from migration (a gain of 114,024 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 248,930 people or 13.2% in Equatorial Guinea.

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
Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K

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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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