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 6,355,610 people compared to 1,984,968 in Equatorial Guinea.
Population statistics:
- Bulgaria's population is 3.2 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 (16.4% decline), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 1.98M (100.4% 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 |
6355610
|
1984968
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| Population rank | 112/197 | 148/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
1.69 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 | -14 | +123 |
| Annual growth/decline | -5,175 | +44,967 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.08% | +2.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 172/197 | 30/197 |
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 | 6,441,421 | 1,892,516 | -0.08% | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 6,400,309 | 1,938,427 | -0.64% | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 6,355,610 | 1,984,463 | -0.7% | 2.37% |
| 2027 | 6,308,107 | 2,030,749 | -0.75% | 2.33% |
| 2028 | 6,258,719 | 2,077,253 | -0.78% | 2.29% |
| 2029 | 6,207,977 | 2,123,699 | -0.81% | 2.24% |
| 2030 | 6,155,992 | 2,170,434 | -0.84% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 6,103,481 | 2,218,077 | -0.85% | 2.2% |
| 2032 | 6,051,290 | 2,267,025 | -0.86% | 2.21% |
| 2033 | 5,998,932 | 2,315,991 | -0.87% | 2.16% |
| 2034 | 5,946,256 | 2,364,847 | -0.88% | 2.11% |
| 2035 | 5,893,732 | 2,414,263 | -0.88% | 2.09% |
| 2036 | 5,840,887 | 2,463,880 | -0.9% | 2.06% |
| 2037 | 5,787,725 | 2,513,955 | -0.91% | 2.03% |
| 2038 | 5,735,248 | 2,564,843 | -0.91% | 2.02% |
| 2039 | 5,683,154 | 2,615,417 | -0.91% | 1.97% |
| 2040 | 5,631,243 | 2,665,575 | -0.91% | 1.92% |
| 2041 | 5,580,085 | 2,715,477 | -0.91% | 1.87% |
| 2042 | 5,529,877 | 2,764,764 | -0.9% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 5,480,581 | 2,813,769 | -0.89% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 5,431,913 | 2,862,511 | -0.89% | 1.73% |
| 2045 | 5,383,915 | 2,911,227 | -0.88% | 1.7% |
| 2046 | 5,336,412 | 2,959,088 | -0.88% | 1.64% |
| 2047 | 5,289,023 | 3,005,551 | -0.89% | 1.57% |
| 2048 | 5,242,022 | 3,051,480 | -0.89% | 1.53% |
| 2049 | 5,195,580 | 3,097,625 | -0.89% | 1.51% |
| 2050 | 5,149,391 | 3,143,719 | -0.89% | 1.49% |
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 -538,529 (a 7.81% decline), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 476,782 (a 31.6% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bulgaria's population will shrink by 19% to 5,149,391 people with a rank change from 112th to 128th. The population of Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.4% 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 | 76.1 years | 64.3 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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