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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 11,772,557 people in Haiti in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 12,076,663 in Haiti.

Population statistics:

  • Haiti's population is 1.9 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Haiti is the 82nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.15% for Haiti.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +1.29% in Haiti.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Haiti has grown from 9.22M to 12.1M (31% growth).

Bulgaria vs Haiti: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Haiti
2100 3,368,029 15,259,049
2099 3,392,444 15,299,437
2098 3,416,655 15,338,455
2097 3,440,938 15,376,492
2096 3,465,328 15,413,214
2095 3,489,216 15,448,584
2094 3,513,318 15,482,530
2093 3,537,356 15,515,275
2092 3,561,475 15,546,829
2091 3,585,597 15,576,873
2090 3,609,873 15,605,593
2089 3,634,642 15,633,063
2088 3,659,749 15,658,679
2087 3,685,668 15,682,423
2086 3,712,363 15,704,764
2085 3,739,898 15,724,953
2084 3,768,305 15,743,346
2083 3,797,217 15,759,380
2082 3,827,186 15,773,768
2081 3,857,721 15,786,254
2080 3,890,095 15,796,710
2079 3,923,403 15,804,509
2078 3,957,241 15,810,531
2077 3,992,168 15,813,971
2076 4,027,738 15,814,939
2075 4,064,356 15,813,894
2074 4,102,642 15,810,308
2073 4,141,518 15,804,302
2072 4,180,975 15,795,380
2071 4,221,261 15,783,669
2070 4,262,568 15,769,538
2069 4,304,304 15,752,007
2068 4,346,623 15,731,378
2067 4,389,924 15,707,152
2066 4,433,953 15,679,510
2065 4,478,521 15,648,952
2064 4,523,406 15,614,758
2063 4,568,385 15,576,832
2062 4,613,363 15,535,522
2061 4,658,825 15,490,720
2060 4,704,379 15,442,338
2059 4,749,738 15,389,829
2058 4,794,388 15,333,225
2057 4,839,236 15,273,178
2056 4,884,068 15,210,219
2055 4,929,309 15,143,461
2054 4,974,635 15,072,996
2053 5,020,162 14,998,576
2052 5,065,364 14,920,449
2051 5,110,833 14,838,409
2050 5,156,741 14,752,631
2049 5,202,941 14,664,689
2048 5,249,351 14,573,517
2047 5,296,642 14,480,194
2046 5,343,848 14,384,177
2045 5,391,354 14,285,803
2044 5,439,559 14,184,902
2043 5,488,407 14,081,547
2042 5,537,839 13,975,641
2041 5,588,510 13,867,631
2040 5,639,850 13,758,146
2039 5,692,028 13,646,894
2038 5,743,725 13,532,882
2037 5,796,645 13,417,458
2036 5,849,741 13,300,237
2035 5,902,025 13,181,288
2034 5,954,460 13,060,482
2033 6,007,050 12,938,038
2032 6,058,858 12,813,730
2031 6,111,118 12,688,158
2030 6,163,564 12,561,034
2029 6,214,784 12,432,856
2028 6,264,738 12,303,271
2027 6,313,255 12,172,389
2026 6,359,449 12,041,170
2025 6,402,394 11,908,056
2024 6,441,421 11,772,557
2023 6,446,596 11,637,398
2022 6,465,097 11,503,606
2021 6,507,301 11,374,586
2020 6,550,696 11,243,848
2019 6,616,726 11,105,163
2018 6,710,798 10,962,362
2017 6,803,468 10,817,754
2016 6,894,139 10,671,457
2015 6,984,225 10,523,242
2014 7,073,572 10,373,235
2013 7,160,005 10,222,362
2012 7,305,888 10,069,771
2011 7,348,328 9,914,904
2010 7,395,599 9,803,294
2009 7,444,443 9,689,581
2008 7,492,561 9,530,774
2007 7,545,338 9,373,296
2006 7,601,022 9,216,562
2005 7,658,972 9,061,273
2004 7,716,860 8,910,263
2003 7,775,327 8,759,912
2002 7,837,161 8,607,641
2001 8,009,142 8,455,918
2000 8,170,172 8,303,151
1999 8,210,624 8,151,296
1998 8,256,786 8,002,143
1997 8,312,068 7,854,298
1996 8,362,826 7,707,557
1995 8,406,067 7,562,546
1994 8,443,591 7,419,771
1993 8,472,313 7,278,181
1992 8,540,164 7,136,571
1991 8,632,367 6,995,450
1990 8,718,289 6,854,441
1989 8,876,972 6,714,730
1988 8,981,446 6,578,145
1987 8,971,359 6,445,123
1986 8,958,171 6,316,122
1985 8,960,547 6,190,862
1984 8,960,679 6,069,230
1983 8,939,738 5,951,096
1982 8,917,457 5,835,937
1981 8,891,117 5,723,725
1980 8,861,535 5,614,493
1979 8,825,940 5,507,590
1978 8,814,032 5,402,580
1977 8,804,183 5,299,476
1976 8,758,599 5,198,357
1975 8,720,742 5,099,086
1974 8,678,745 5,001,796
1973 8,620,967 4,906,743
1972 8,576,200 4,813,868
1971 8,536,395 4,723,244
1970 8,489,574 4,635,124
1969 8,434,172 4,549,334
1968 8,369,603 4,465,328
1967 8,310,226 4,382,999
1966 8,258,057 4,302,639
1965 8,204,168 4,223,820
1964 8,144,340 4,146,244
1963 8,078,145 4,073,068
1962 8,012,946 4,001,575
1961 7,943,118 3,929,030
1960 7,867,374 3,858,443

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/haiti | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Haiti gained 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Haiti's population increased by 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Haiti was ranked 87th in 2006 and ranked 82nd 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 Haiti will increase by 22.2% to 14,752,631 people and rank change from 82nd to 87th.

Haiti is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 15.8M 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
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Haiti
2100 -0.72% -0.26%
2099 -0.71% -0.25%
2098 -0.71% -0.25%
2097 -0.7% -0.24%
2096 -0.68% -0.23%
2095 -0.69% -0.22%
2094 -0.68% -0.21%
2093 -0.68% -0.2%
2092 -0.67% -0.19%
2091 -0.67% -0.18%
2090 -0.68% -0.18%
2089 -0.69% -0.16%
2088 -0.7% -0.15%
2087 -0.72% -0.14%
2086 -0.74% -0.13%
2085 -0.75% -0.12%
2084 -0.76% -0.1%
2083 -0.78% -0.09%
2082 -0.79% -0.08%
2081 -0.83% -0.07%
2080 -0.85% -0.05%
2079 -0.86% -0.04%
2078 -0.87% -0.02%
2077 -0.88% -0.006%
2076 -0.9% 0.007%
2075 -0.93% 0.02%
2074 -0.94% 0.04%
2073 -0.94% 0.06%
2072 -0.95% 0.07%
2071 -0.97% 0.09%
2070 -0.97% 0.11%
2069 -0.97% 0.13%
2068 -0.99% 0.15%
2067 -0.99% 0.18%
2066 -1% 0.2%
2065 -0.99% 0.22%
2064 -0.98% 0.24%
2063 -0.97% 0.27%
2062 -0.98% 0.29%
2061 -0.97% 0.31%
2060 -0.95% 0.34%
2059 -0.93% 0.37%
2058 -0.93% 0.39%
2057 -0.92% 0.41%
2056 -0.92% 0.44%
2055 -0.91% 0.47%
2054 -0.91% 0.5%
2053 -0.89% 0.52%
2052 -0.89% 0.55%
2051 -0.89% 0.58%
2050 -0.89% 0.6%
2049 -0.88% 0.63%
2048 -0.89% 0.64%
2047 -0.88% 0.67%
2046 -0.88% 0.69%
2045 -0.89% 0.71%
2044 -0.89% 0.73%
2043 -0.89% 0.76%
2042 -0.91% 0.78%
2041 -0.91% 0.8%
2040 -0.92% 0.82%
2039 -0.9% 0.84%
2038 -0.91% 0.86%
2037 -0.91% 0.88%
2036 -0.89% 0.9%
2035 -0.88% 0.92%
2034 -0.88% 0.95%
2033 -0.86% 0.97%
2032 -0.86% 0.99%
2031 -0.85% 1.01%
2030 -0.82% 1.03%
2029 -0.8% 1.05%
2028 -0.77% 1.08%
2027 -0.73% 1.09%
2026 -0.67% 1.12%
2025 -0.61% 1.15%
2024 -0.08% 1.16%
2023 -0.29% 1.16%
2022 -0.65% 1.13%
2021 -0.66% 1.16%
2020 -1% 1.25%
2019 -1.4% 1.3%
2018 -1.36% 1.34%
2017 -1.32% 1.37%
2016 -1.29% 1.41%
2015 -1.26% 1.45%
2014 -1.21% 1.48%
2013 -2% 1.52%
2012 -0.58% 1.56%
2011 -0.64% 1.14%
2010 -0.66% 1.17%
2009 -0.64% 1.67%
2008 -0.7% 1.68%
2007 -0.73% 1.7%
2006 -0.76% 1.71%
2005 -0.75% 1.69%
2004 -0.75% 1.72%
2003 -0.79% 1.77%
2002 -2.15% 1.79%
2001 -1.97% 1.84%
2000 -0.49% 1.86%
1999 -0.56% 1.86%
1998 -0.67% 1.88%
1997 -0.61% 1.9%
1996 -0.51% 1.92%
1995 -0.44% 1.92%
1994 -0.34% 1.95%
1993 -0.79% 1.98%
1992 -1.07% 2.02%
1991 -0.99% 2.06%
1990 -1.79% 2.08%
1989 -1.16% 2.08%
1988 0.11% 2.06%
1987 0.15% 2.04%
1986 -0.03% 2.02%
1985 -0.001% 2%
1984 0.23% 1.99%
1983 0.25% 1.97%
1982 0.3% 1.96%
1981 0.33% 1.95%
1980 0.4% 1.94%
1979 0.14% 1.94%
1978 0.11% 1.95%
1977 0.52% 1.95%
1976 0.43% 1.95%
1975 0.48% 1.95%
1974 0.67% 1.94%
1973 0.52% 1.93%
1972 0.47% 1.92%
1971 0.55% 1.9%
1970 0.66% 1.89%
1969 0.77% 1.88%
1968 0.71% 1.88%
1967 0.63% 1.87%
1966 0.66% 1.87%
1965 0.73% 1.87%
1964 0.82% 1.8%
1963 0.81% 1.79%
1962 0.88% 1.85%
1961 0.96% 1.83%

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/haiti | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.08%, while Haiti's population grew by 1.16%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Haiti
Current population
6359449
12076663
Population rank 112/197 82/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.15%
One net population change
1.69 hours
3.89 minutes
One birth every
9.16 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
5.19 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +370
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +135,159
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +1.16%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 92/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
16.4 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -32,052
Net migration rank 106/196 168/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 19,581
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 170/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 187/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Haiti
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Haiti
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -32,052
2024 - 524 - -31,747
2023 -43,837 5,173 167,381 -31,786
2022 -62,065 26,498 164,214 -32,220
2021 -90,452 11,756 158,994 -32,952
2020 -65,507 30,167 169,264 -33,850
2019 -46,317 -2,156 176,550 -34,612
2018 -46,304 -3,873 178,632 -34,976
2017 -45,583 -6,109 180,310 -34,742
2016 -42,744 -9,482 180,902 -33,879
2015 -44,699 -4,227 182,063 -32,669
2014 -41,027 -2,180 182,009 -31,390
2013 -37,948 -1,324 181,457 -30,323
2012 -40,183 -26,334 183,702 -29,658
2011 -37,477 -23,360 184,695 -29,029
2010 -34,759 -21,668 95,965 -28,416
2009 -26,800 -19,060 187,804 -27,924
2008 -32,967 -17,595 185,364 -27,630
2007 -37,727 -16,366 184,223 -26,995
2006 -39,526 -15,184 182,866 -26,629
2005 -42,124 -14,435 180,618 -26,276
2004 -40,128 -13,604 174,071 -26,399
2003 -44,319 -13,183 179,543 -26,518
2002 -46,240 -12,735 178,126 -26,626
2001 -44,050 -30,726 178,741 -26,812
2000 -41,668 -26,211 180,677 -27,075
1999 -39,411 -23,846 177,421 -27,317
1998 -52,844 -23,262 175,687 -27,476
1997 -58,185 -22,963 174,962 -27,492
1996 -45,159 -21,520 173,351 -27,348
1995 -42,030 -22,020 171,852 -27,826
1994 -32,086 -20,984 169,260 -27,744
1993 -24,569 -19,973 169,240 -27,584
1992 -18,789 -120,552 168,980 -27,415
1991 -14,675 -119,356 167,919 -27,245
1990 -3,487 -116,817 167,420 -26,075
1989 5,326 -114,705 163,947 -25,857
1988 9,879 215 160,750 -25,662
1987 8,971 357 156,468 -25,518
1986 16,125 1,104 152,288 -25,257
1985 11,649 -19,230 148,364 -24,887
1984 20,610 -1,032 144,211 -24,427
1983 21,455 -1,872 140,422 -23,944
1982 24,077 -1,860 137,214 -23,375
1981 29,341 -1,830 133,695 -23,106
1980 30,129 -2,045 130,773 -22,900
1979 40,599 -872 128,206 -22,280
1978 44,070 -62,769 125,885 -21,809
1977 47,543 -11,955 123,520 -21,401
1976 56,055 -2,522 120,992 -20,870
1975 54,941 -38,071 118,508 -20,074
1974 64,223 -1,402 115,941 -19,792
1973 57,760 -5,409 113,223 -19,278
1972 47,169 -11,296 110,709 -18,916
1971 52,925 -7,654 107,968 -18,509
1970 61,125 -11,315 105,208 -18,425
1969 63,256 -3,204 103,133 -18,340
1968 69,468 -132 101,300 -18,087
1967 49,861 -420 99,266 -17,827
1966 54,504 -144 96,973 -17,690
1965 58,249 -1,406 95,754 -17,404
1964 66,783 505 93,987 -17,179
1963 66,241 500 86,394 -16,846
1962 64,104 499 89,683 -16,253
1961 75,460 378 87,563 -15,902
1960 76,314 -1,112 85,368 -15,862

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

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/haiti | 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 Haiti 83.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,740,319 people) and 16.1% is from migration (a loss of 333,076 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 19,581 people or 0.2% in Haiti.

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
Haiti
City Population
Port-au-Prince 987K
Carrefour 511K
Petion-Ville 377K
Gonaives 356K
Delmas 284K
Saint-Marc 267K
Cap-Haitien 190K
Miragoane 62.5K
Cerca-la-Source 56.5K
Anse-a-Veau 34.6K

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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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