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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 45.4 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.56% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Bulgaria vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Indonesia
2100 3,368,029 297,263,579
2099 3,392,444 298,386,561
2098 3,416,655 299,496,396
2097 3,440,938 300,596,542
2096 3,465,328 301,680,965
2095 3,489,216 302,745,817
2094 3,513,318 303,798,670
2093 3,537,356 304,837,512
2092 3,561,475 305,857,297
2091 3,585,597 306,853,321
2090 3,609,873 307,827,852
2089 3,634,642 308,775,620
2088 3,659,749 309,700,566
2087 3,685,668 310,605,359
2086 3,712,363 311,483,180
2085 3,739,898 312,332,996
2084 3,768,305 313,155,965
2083 3,797,217 313,952,990
2082 3,827,186 314,719,759
2081 3,857,721 315,453,880
2080 3,890,095 316,158,503
2079 3,923,403 316,839,281
2078 3,957,241 317,487,448
2077 3,992,168 318,105,938
2076 4,027,738 318,684,532
2075 4,064,356 319,239,982
2074 4,102,642 319,759,087
2073 4,141,518 320,251,181
2072 4,180,975 320,709,370
2071 4,221,261 321,136,059
2070 4,262,568 321,534,979
2069 4,304,304 321,908,058
2068 4,346,623 322,252,027
2067 4,389,924 322,566,642
2066 4,433,953 322,849,032
2065 4,478,521 323,098,730
2064 4,523,406 323,318,973
2063 4,568,385 323,506,247
2062 4,613,363 323,662,911
2061 4,658,825 323,784,985
2060 4,704,379 323,865,045
2059 4,749,738 323,904,988
2058 4,794,388 323,894,318
2057 4,839,236 323,837,237
2056 4,884,068 323,721,448
2055 4,929,309 323,552,405
2054 4,974,635 323,324,404
2053 5,020,162 323,032,528
2052 5,065,364 322,677,809
2051 5,110,833 322,252,898
2050 5,156,741 321,749,772
2049 5,202,941 321,169,163
2048 5,249,351 320,507,607
2047 5,296,642 319,778,332
2046 5,343,848 318,970,565
2045 5,391,354 318,077,606
2044 5,439,559 317,100,688
2043 5,488,407 316,041,251
2042 5,537,839 314,905,847
2041 5,588,510 313,692,611
2040 5,639,850 312,407,319
2039 5,692,028 311,049,484
2038 5,743,725 309,626,850
2037 5,796,645 308,137,773
2036 5,849,741 306,592,068
2035 5,902,025 304,988,219
2034 5,954,460 303,322,890
2033 6,007,050 301,599,483
2032 6,058,858 299,828,261
2031 6,111,118 298,003,267
2030 6,163,564 296,127,253
2029 6,214,784 294,190,935
2028 6,264,738 292,188,833
2027 6,313,255 290,114,110
2026 6,359,449 287,972,484
2025 6,402,394 285,765,617
2024 6,441,421 283,487,931
2023 6,446,596 281,190,067
2022 6,465,097 278,830,529
2021 6,507,301 276,758,053
2020 6,550,696 274,814,866
2019 6,616,726 272,489,381
2018 6,710,798 269,951,846
2017 6,803,468 267,346,658
2016 6,894,139 264,627,418
2015 6,984,225 261,799,249
2014 7,073,572 258,877,399
2013 7,160,005 255,852,467
2012 7,305,888 252,698,525
2011 7,348,328 249,470,032
2010 7,395,599 246,305,322
2009 7,444,443 243,220,028
2008 7,492,561 240,157,903
2007 7,545,338 237,062,337
2006 7,601,022 233,951,652
2005 7,658,972 230,871,650
2004 7,716,860 227,926,649
2003 7,775,327 225,048,008
2002 7,837,161 222,088,495
2001 8,009,142 219,097,902
2000 8,170,172 216,077,790
1999 8,210,624 213,004,668
1998 8,256,786 209,826,788
1997 8,312,068 206,536,095
1996 8,362,826 203,204,348
1995 8,406,067 199,888,057
1994 8,443,591 196,591,828
1993 8,472,313 193,305,168
1992 8,540,164 190,043,744
1991 8,632,367 186,778,238
1990 8,718,289 183,501,098
1989 8,876,972 180,201,630
1988 8,981,446 176,855,065
1987 8,971,359 173,511,154
1986 8,958,171 170,175,065
1985 8,960,547 166,776,185
1984 8,960,679 163,251,124
1983 8,939,738 159,651,381
1982 8,917,457 156,052,152
1981 8,891,117 152,485,035
1980 8,861,535 148,950,540
1979 8,825,940 145,434,834
1978 8,814,032 141,953,163
1977 8,804,183 138,533,541
1976 8,758,599 135,173,655
1975 8,720,742 131,843,848
1974 8,678,745 128,555,045
1973 8,620,967 125,288,515
1972 8,576,200 122,039,841
1971 8,536,395 118,833,702
1970 8,489,574 115,657,495
1969 8,434,172 112,517,639
1968 8,369,603 109,450,006
1967 8,310,226 106,526,393
1966 8,258,057 103,792,754
1965 8,204,168 101,365,130
1964 8,144,340 98,833,749
1963 8,078,145 96,051,424
1962 8,012,946 93,375,850
1961 7,943,118 90,791,249
1960 7,867,374 88,296,070

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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M 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
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Indonesia
2100 -0.72% -0.38%
2099 -0.71% -0.37%
2098 -0.71% -0.37%
2097 -0.7% -0.36%
2096 -0.68% -0.35%
2095 -0.69% -0.35%
2094 -0.68% -0.34%
2093 -0.68% -0.33%
2092 -0.67% -0.32%
2091 -0.67% -0.32%
2090 -0.68% -0.31%
2089 -0.69% -0.3%
2088 -0.7% -0.29%
2087 -0.72% -0.28%
2086 -0.74% -0.27%
2085 -0.75% -0.26%
2084 -0.76% -0.25%
2083 -0.78% -0.24%
2082 -0.79% -0.23%
2081 -0.83% -0.22%
2080 -0.85% -0.21%
2079 -0.86% -0.2%
2078 -0.87% -0.19%
2077 -0.88% -0.18%
2076 -0.9% -0.17%
2075 -0.93% -0.16%
2074 -0.94% -0.15%
2073 -0.94% -0.14%
2072 -0.95% -0.13%
2071 -0.97% -0.12%
2070 -0.97% -0.12%
2069 -0.97% -0.11%
2068 -0.99% -0.1%
2067 -0.99% -0.09%
2066 -1% -0.08%
2065 -0.99% -0.07%
2064 -0.98% -0.06%
2063 -0.97% -0.05%
2062 -0.98% -0.04%
2061 -0.97% -0.02%
2060 -0.95% -0.01%
2059 -0.93% 0.003%
2058 -0.93% 0.02%
2057 -0.92% 0.04%
2056 -0.92% 0.05%
2055 -0.91% 0.07%
2054 -0.91% 0.09%
2053 -0.89% 0.11%
2052 -0.89% 0.13%
2051 -0.89% 0.16%
2050 -0.89% 0.18%
2049 -0.88% 0.21%
2048 -0.89% 0.23%
2047 -0.88% 0.25%
2046 -0.88% 0.28%
2045 -0.89% 0.31%
2044 -0.89% 0.34%
2043 -0.89% 0.36%
2042 -0.91% 0.39%
2041 -0.91% 0.41%
2040 -0.92% 0.44%
2039 -0.9% 0.46%
2038 -0.91% 0.48%
2037 -0.91% 0.5%
2036 -0.89% 0.53%
2035 -0.88% 0.55%
2034 -0.88% 0.57%
2033 -0.86% 0.59%
2032 -0.86% 0.61%
2031 -0.85% 0.63%
2030 -0.82% 0.66%
2029 -0.8% 0.69%
2028 -0.77% 0.72%
2027 -0.73% 0.74%
2026 -0.67% 0.77%
2025 -0.61% 0.8%
2024 -0.08% 0.82%
2023 -0.29% 0.85%
2022 -0.65% 0.75%
2021 -0.66% 0.71%
2020 -1% 0.85%
2019 -1.4% 0.94%
2018 -1.36% 0.97%
2017 -1.32% 1.03%
2016 -1.29% 1.08%
2015 -1.26% 1.13%
2014 -1.21% 1.18%
2013 -2% 1.25%
2012 -0.58% 1.29%
2011 -0.64% 1.28%
2010 -0.66% 1.27%
2009 -0.64% 1.28%
2008 -0.7% 1.31%
2007 -0.73% 1.33%
2006 -0.76% 1.33%
2005 -0.75% 1.29%
2004 -0.75% 1.28%
2003 -0.79% 1.33%
2002 -2.15% 1.36%
2001 -1.97% 1.4%
2000 -0.49% 1.44%
1999 -0.56% 1.51%
1998 -0.67% 1.59%
1997 -0.61% 1.64%
1996 -0.51% 1.66%
1995 -0.44% 1.68%
1994 -0.34% 1.7%
1993 -0.79% 1.72%
1992 -1.07% 1.75%
1991 -0.99% 1.79%
1990 -1.79% 1.83%
1989 -1.16% 1.89%
1988 0.11% 1.93%
1987 0.15% 1.96%
1986 -0.03% 2.04%
1985 -0.001% 2.16%
1984 0.23% 2.25%
1983 0.25% 2.31%
1982 0.3% 2.34%
1981 0.33% 2.37%
1980 0.4% 2.42%
1979 0.14% 2.45%
1978 0.11% 2.47%
1977 0.52% 2.49%
1976 0.43% 2.53%
1975 0.48% 2.56%
1974 0.67% 2.61%
1973 0.52% 2.66%
1972 0.47% 2.7%
1971 0.55% 2.75%
1970 0.66% 2.79%
1969 0.77% 2.8%
1968 0.71% 2.74%
1967 0.63% 2.63%
1966 0.66% 2.39%
1965 0.73% 2.56%
1964 0.82% 2.9%
1963 0.81% 2.87%
1962 0.88% 2.85%
1961 0.96% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Indonesia
Current population
6359449
288551776
Population rank 112/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 3.48%
One net population change
1.69 hours
13.7 seconds
One birth every
9.16 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -14 +6,296
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 115/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -39,509
Net migration rank 106/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -39,509
2024 - 524 - -38,469
2023 -43,837 5,173 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 -62,065 26,498 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 -90,452 11,756 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 -65,507 30,167 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 -46,317 -2,156 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 -46,304 -3,873 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 -45,583 -6,109 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 -42,744 -9,482 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 -44,699 -4,227 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 -41,027 -2,180 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 -37,948 -1,324 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 -40,183 -26,334 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 -37,477 -23,360 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 -34,759 -21,668 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 -26,800 -19,060 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 -32,967 -17,595 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 -37,727 -16,366 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 -39,526 -15,184 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 -42,124 -14,435 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 -40,128 -13,604 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 -44,319 -13,183 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 -46,240 -12,735 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 -44,050 -30,726 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 -41,668 -26,211 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 -39,411 -23,846 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 -52,844 -23,262 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 -58,185 -22,963 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 -45,159 -21,520 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 -42,030 -22,020 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 -32,086 -20,984 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 -24,569 -19,973 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 -18,789 -120,552 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 -14,675 -119,356 3,288,791 3,096
1990 -3,487 -116,817 3,250,906 11,539
1989 5,326 -114,705 3,316,792 19,905
1988 9,879 215 3,331,242 25,383
1987 8,971 357 3,304,520 26,705
1986 16,125 1,104 3,309,905 30,988
1985 11,649 -19,230 3,419,412 37,451
1984 20,610 -1,032 3,549,570 43,693
1983 21,455 -1,872 3,558,949 47,375
1982 24,077 -1,860 3,545,504 46,792
1981 29,341 -1,830 3,497,244 44,710
1980 30,129 -2,045 3,484,846 42,254
1979 40,599 -872 3,460,621 43,900
1978 44,070 -62,769 3,412,980 45,911
1977 47,543 -11,955 3,334,779 45,610
1976 56,055 -2,522 3,291,479 48,010
1975 54,941 -38,071 3,263,794 56,386
1974 64,223 -1,402 3,196,136 61,188
1973 57,760 -5,409 3,210,643 64,991
1972 47,169 -11,296 3,149,726 72,007
1971 52,925 -7,654 3,111,304 79,264
1970 61,125 -11,315 3,080,421 81,368
1969 63,256 -3,204 3,034,825 82,955
1968 69,468 -132 2,961,608 55,731
1967 49,861 -420 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 54,504 -144 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 58,249 -1,406 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 66,783 505 2,700,138 144,819
1963 66,241 500 2,609,526 110,166
1962 64,104 499 2,525,163 106,264
1961 75,460 378 2,434,113 103,628
1960 76,314 -1,112 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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