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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 3 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Bulgaria vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Guatemala
2100 3,368,029 26,157,456
2099 3,392,444 26,245,641
2098 3,416,655 26,331,619
2097 3,440,938 26,416,090
2096 3,465,328 26,497,966
2095 3,489,216 26,577,430
2094 3,513,318 26,654,549
2093 3,537,356 26,728,912
2092 3,561,475 26,800,726
2091 3,585,597 26,869,103
2090 3,609,873 26,933,745
2089 3,634,642 26,994,393
2088 3,659,749 27,051,725
2087 3,685,668 27,105,725
2086 3,712,363 27,155,743
2085 3,739,898 27,200,252
2084 3,768,305 27,240,081
2083 3,797,217 27,274,635
2082 3,827,186 27,304,601
2081 3,857,721 27,328,275
2080 3,890,095 27,346,322
2079 3,923,403 27,358,846
2078 3,957,241 27,364,710
2077 3,992,168 27,363,544
2076 4,027,738 27,356,220
2075 4,064,356 27,343,275
2074 4,102,642 27,324,366
2073 4,141,518 27,298,193
2072 4,180,975 27,264,801
2071 4,221,261 27,224,139
2070 4,262,568 27,176,996
2069 4,304,304 27,121,679
2068 4,346,623 27,058,279
2067 4,389,924 26,987,818
2066 4,433,953 26,909,977
2065 4,478,521 26,825,610
2064 4,523,406 26,733,472
2063 4,568,385 26,634,443
2062 4,613,363 26,529,537
2061 4,658,825 26,418,318
2060 4,704,379 26,300,043
2059 4,749,738 26,175,298
2058 4,794,388 26,043,910
2057 4,839,236 25,905,522
2056 4,884,068 25,761,415
2055 4,929,309 25,611,347
2054 4,974,635 25,455,341
2053 5,020,162 25,292,387
2052 5,065,364 25,124,081
2051 5,110,833 24,950,631
2050 5,156,741 24,772,432
2049 5,202,941 24,588,164
2048 5,249,351 24,398,840
2047 5,296,642 24,205,409
2046 5,343,848 24,005,250
2045 5,391,354 23,799,564
2044 5,439,559 23,587,909
2043 5,488,407 23,370,717
2042 5,537,839 23,147,742
2041 5,588,510 22,919,092
2040 5,639,850 22,684,402
2039 5,692,028 22,443,876
2038 5,743,725 22,196,908
2037 5,796,645 21,945,561
2036 5,849,741 21,689,784
2035 5,902,025 21,429,391
2034 5,954,460 21,165,636
2033 6,007,050 20,899,157
2032 6,058,858 20,630,118
2031 6,111,118 20,359,005
2030 6,163,564 20,085,689
2029 6,214,784 19,810,652
2028 6,264,738 19,534,112
2027 6,313,255 19,255,397
2026 6,359,449 18,973,755
2025 6,402,394 18,690,875
2024 6,441,421 18,406,359
2023 6,446,596 18,124,838
2022 6,465,097 17,847,877
2021 6,507,301 17,598,650
2020 6,550,696 17,357,325
2019 6,616,726 17,103,803
2018 6,710,798 16,845,685
2017 6,803,468 16,567,357
2016 6,894,139 16,268,760
2015 6,984,225 15,971,743
2014 7,073,572 15,681,725
2013 7,160,005 15,387,337
2012 7,305,888 15,089,647
2011 7,348,328 14,792,126
2010 7,395,599 14,500,112
2009 7,444,443 14,215,611
2008 7,492,561 13,935,174
2007 7,545,338 13,652,040
2006 7,601,022 13,367,459
2005 7,658,972 13,087,629
2004 7,716,860 12,807,402
2003 7,775,327 12,525,842
2002 7,837,161 12,246,915
2001 8,009,142 11,969,422
2000 8,170,172 11,697,592
1999 8,210,624 11,422,965
1998 8,256,786 11,139,145
1997 8,312,068 10,857,754
1996 8,362,826 10,583,526
1995 8,406,067 10,312,996
1994 8,443,591 10,043,718
1993 8,472,313 9,779,761
1992 8,540,164 9,522,266
1991 8,632,367 9,272,584
1990 8,718,289 9,024,773
1989 8,876,972 8,775,546
1988 8,981,446 8,532,099
1987 8,971,359 8,296,485
1986 8,958,171 8,070,818
1985 8,960,547 7,849,693
1984 8,960,679 7,630,682
1983 8,939,738 7,419,642
1982 8,917,457 7,240,241
1981 8,891,117 7,075,648
1980 8,861,535 6,900,212
1979 8,825,940 6,727,797
1978 8,814,032 6,561,534
1977 8,804,183 6,401,515
1976 8,758,599 6,262,404
1975 8,720,742 6,128,731
1974 8,678,745 5,981,197
1973 8,620,967 5,831,631
1972 8,576,200 5,682,833
1971 8,536,395 5,538,355
1970 8,489,574 5,396,966
1969 8,434,172 5,257,081
1968 8,369,603 5,118,111
1967 8,310,226 4,978,862
1966 8,258,057 4,840,958
1965 8,204,168 4,704,965
1964 8,144,340 4,571,109
1963 8,078,145 4,440,264
1962 8,012,946 4,312,044
1961 7,943,118 4,186,201
1960 7,867,374 4,063,655

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 Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th 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 Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M 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
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Guatemala
2100 -0.72% -0.34%
2099 -0.71% -0.33%
2098 -0.71% -0.32%
2097 -0.7% -0.31%
2096 -0.68% -0.3%
2095 -0.69% -0.29%
2094 -0.68% -0.28%
2093 -0.68% -0.27%
2092 -0.67% -0.25%
2091 -0.67% -0.24%
2090 -0.68% -0.22%
2089 -0.69% -0.21%
2088 -0.7% -0.2%
2087 -0.72% -0.18%
2086 -0.74% -0.16%
2085 -0.75% -0.15%
2084 -0.76% -0.13%
2083 -0.78% -0.11%
2082 -0.79% -0.09%
2081 -0.83% -0.07%
2080 -0.85% -0.05%
2079 -0.86% -0.02%
2078 -0.87% 0.004%
2077 -0.88% 0.03%
2076 -0.9% 0.05%
2075 -0.93% 0.07%
2074 -0.94% 0.1%
2073 -0.94% 0.12%
2072 -0.95% 0.15%
2071 -0.97% 0.17%
2070 -0.97% 0.2%
2069 -0.97% 0.23%
2068 -0.99% 0.26%
2067 -0.99% 0.29%
2066 -1% 0.31%
2065 -0.99% 0.34%
2064 -0.98% 0.37%
2063 -0.97% 0.4%
2062 -0.98% 0.42%
2061 -0.97% 0.45%
2060 -0.95% 0.48%
2059 -0.93% 0.5%
2058 -0.93% 0.53%
2057 -0.92% 0.56%
2056 -0.92% 0.59%
2055 -0.91% 0.61%
2054 -0.91% 0.64%
2053 -0.89% 0.67%
2052 -0.89% 0.7%
2051 -0.89% 0.72%
2050 -0.89% 0.75%
2049 -0.88% 0.78%
2048 -0.89% 0.8%
2047 -0.88% 0.83%
2046 -0.88% 0.86%
2045 -0.89% 0.9%
2044 -0.89% 0.93%
2043 -0.89% 0.96%
2042 -0.91% 1%
2041 -0.91% 1.03%
2040 -0.92% 1.07%
2039 -0.9% 1.11%
2038 -0.91% 1.15%
2037 -0.91% 1.18%
2036 -0.89% 1.22%
2035 -0.88% 1.25%
2034 -0.88% 1.28%
2033 -0.86% 1.3%
2032 -0.86% 1.33%
2031 -0.85% 1.36%
2030 -0.82% 1.39%
2029 -0.8% 1.42%
2028 -0.77% 1.45%
2027 -0.73% 1.48%
2026 -0.67% 1.51%
2025 -0.61% 1.55%
2024 -0.08% 1.55%
2023 -0.29% 1.55%
2022 -0.65% 1.42%
2021 -0.66% 1.39%
2020 -1% 1.48%
2019 -1.4% 1.53%
2018 -1.36% 1.68%
2017 -1.32% 1.84%
2016 -1.29% 1.86%
2015 -1.26% 1.85%
2014 -1.21% 1.91%
2013 -2% 1.97%
2012 -0.58% 2.01%
2011 -0.64% 2.01%
2010 -0.66% 2%
2009 -0.64% 2.01%
2008 -0.7% 2.07%
2007 -0.73% 2.13%
2006 -0.76% 2.14%
2005 -0.75% 2.19%
2004 -0.75% 2.25%
2003 -0.79% 2.28%
2002 -2.15% 2.32%
2001 -1.97% 2.32%
2000 -0.49% 2.4%
1999 -0.56% 2.55%
1998 -0.67% 2.59%
1997 -0.61% 2.59%
1996 -0.51% 2.62%
1995 -0.44% 2.68%
1994 -0.34% 2.7%
1993 -0.79% 2.7%
1992 -1.07% 2.69%
1991 -0.99% 2.75%
1990 -1.79% 2.84%
1989 -1.16% 2.85%
1988 0.11% 2.84%
1987 0.15% 2.8%
1986 -0.03% 2.82%
1985 -0.001% 2.87%
1984 0.23% 2.84%
1983 0.25% 2.48%
1982 0.3% 2.33%
1981 0.33% 2.54%
1980 0.4% 2.56%
1979 0.14% 2.53%
1978 0.11% 2.5%
1977 0.52% 2.22%
1976 0.43% 2.18%
1975 0.48% 2.47%
1974 0.67% 2.56%
1973 0.52% 2.62%
1972 0.47% 2.61%
1971 0.55% 2.62%
1970 0.66% 2.66%
1969 0.77% 2.72%
1968 0.71% 2.8%
1967 0.63% 2.85%
1966 0.66% 2.89%
1965 0.73% 2.93%
1964 0.82% 2.95%
1963 0.81% 2.97%
1962 0.88% 3.01%
1961 0.96% 3.02%

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 Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Guatemala
Current population
6359449
19049936
Population rank 112/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.23%
One net population change
1.69 hours
1.87 minutes
One birth every
9.16 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
5.19 minutes
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +771
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 69/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
1.1 hours
Annual migration change -2,961 -7,959
Net migration rank 106/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -7,959
2024 - 524 - -7,725
2023 -43,837 5,173 289,635 -8,940
2022 -62,065 26,498 281,675 -8,463
2021 -90,452 11,756 255,145 -29,908
2020 -65,507 30,167 281,328 -23,927
2019 -46,317 -2,156 307,389 -57,746
2018 -46,304 -3,873 323,100 -56,487
2017 -45,583 -6,109 332,838 -42,779
2016 -42,744 -9,482 338,114 -30,980
2015 -44,699 -4,227 335,072 -48,179
2014 -41,027 -2,180 333,551 -40,409
2013 -37,948 -1,324 331,321 -35,698
2012 -40,183 -26,334 332,365 -32,624
2011 -37,477 -23,360 328,548 -33,238
2010 -34,759 -21,668 324,802 -36,076
2009 -26,800 -19,060 323,320 -43,046
2008 -32,967 -17,595 323,226 -42,624
2007 -37,727 -16,366 326,298 -40,632
2006 -39,526 -15,184 325,604 -42,118
2005 -42,124 -14,435 325,816 -49,636
2004 -40,128 -13,604 331,699 -47,409
2003 -44,319 -13,183 333,539 -54,701
2002 -46,240 -12,735 334,255 -55,247
2001 -44,050 -30,726 335,503 -59,536
2000 -41,668 -26,211 332,891 -65,197
1999 -39,411 -23,846 328,890 -47,325
1998 -52,844 -23,262 325,174 -39,104
1997 -58,185 -22,963 320,087 -43,377
1996 -45,159 -21,520 315,252 -43,501
1995 -42,030 -22,020 309,236 -39,917
1994 -32,086 -20,984 302,708 -33,462
1993 -24,569 -19,973 295,515 -36,848
1992 -18,789 -120,552 288,411 -32,093
1991 -14,675 -119,356 283,917 -40,868
1990 -3,487 -116,817 280,318 -27,735
1989 5,326 -114,705 276,736 -30,860
1988 9,879 215 271,466 -30,450
1987 8,971 357 261,746 -31,539
1986 16,125 1,104 252,754 -31,631
1985 11,649 -19,230 246,119 -24,991
1984 20,610 -1,032 241,892 -25,010
1983 21,455 -1,872 238,059 -32,877
1982 24,077 -1,860 199,809 -46,174
1981 29,341 -1,830 221,044 -45,490
1980 30,129 -2,045 218,460 -43,144
1979 40,599 -872 216,810 -47,278
1978 44,070 -62,769 211,301 -48,309
1977 47,543 -11,955 203,299 -46,249
1976 56,055 -2,522 171,903 -50,745
1975 54,941 -38,071 188,501 -42,329
1974 64,223 -1,402 184,992 -36,089
1973 57,760 -5,409 179,871 -29,641
1972 47,169 -11,296 173,162 -25,807
1971 52,925 -7,654 165,104 -23,513
1970 61,125 -11,315 155,946 -14,755
1969 63,256 -3,204 149,516 -10,937
1968 69,468 -132 146,946 -7,589
1967 49,861 -420 143,859 -4,715
1966 54,504 -144 140,494 -3,824
1965 58,249 -1,406 135,997 -681
1964 66,783 505 132,832 -440
1963 66,241 500 129,065 240
1962 64,104 499 126,429 713
1961 75,460 378 123,753 797
1960 76,314 -1,112 120,728 -186

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 Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

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
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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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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