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Population in Bulgaria compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 5.3 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

Bulgaria vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Ivory Coast
2100 3,368,029 104,920,371
2099 3,392,444 104,113,061
2098 3,416,655 103,291,158
2097 3,440,938 102,471,756
2096 3,465,328 101,628,301
2095 3,489,216 100,772,460
2094 3,513,318 99,898,304
2093 3,537,356 99,021,348
2092 3,561,475 98,114,023
2091 3,585,597 97,191,635
2090 3,609,873 96,263,617
2089 3,634,642 95,332,834
2088 3,659,749 94,410,464
2087 3,685,668 93,478,576
2086 3,712,363 92,531,438
2085 3,739,898 91,589,651
2084 3,768,305 90,656,883
2083 3,797,217 89,687,091
2082 3,827,186 88,713,776
2081 3,857,721 87,729,381
2080 3,890,095 86,741,632
2079 3,923,403 85,754,611
2078 3,957,241 84,755,417
2077 3,992,168 83,751,773
2076 4,027,738 82,745,768
2075 4,064,356 81,715,680
2074 4,102,642 80,699,852
2073 4,141,518 79,680,254
2072 4,180,975 78,658,967
2071 4,221,261 77,619,677
2070 4,262,568 76,578,862
2069 4,304,304 75,539,439
2068 4,346,623 74,479,930
2067 4,389,924 73,429,006
2066 4,433,953 72,362,962
2065 4,478,521 71,312,115
2064 4,523,406 70,271,852
2063 4,568,385 69,232,655
2062 4,613,363 68,207,413
2061 4,658,825 67,176,556
2060 4,704,379 66,159,709
2059 4,749,738 65,140,683
2058 4,794,388 64,110,700
2057 4,839,236 63,092,260
2056 4,884,068 62,075,281
2055 4,929,309 61,046,238
2054 4,974,635 60,014,012
2053 5,020,162 58,992,661
2052 5,065,364 57,968,005
2051 5,110,833 56,941,659
2050 5,156,741 55,918,046
2049 5,202,941 54,901,818
2048 5,249,351 53,875,709
2047 5,296,642 52,858,830
2046 5,343,848 51,844,312
2045 5,391,354 50,830,306
2044 5,439,559 49,805,598
2043 5,488,407 48,788,840
2042 5,537,839 47,784,131
2041 5,588,510 46,795,255
2040 5,639,850 45,813,266
2039 5,692,028 44,841,250
2038 5,743,725 43,881,133
2037 5,796,645 42,929,373
2036 5,849,741 41,995,248
2035 5,902,025 41,077,730
2034 5,954,460 40,171,091
2033 6,007,050 39,279,116
2032 6,058,858 38,414,277
2031 6,111,118 37,563,879
2030 6,163,564 36,733,221
2029 6,214,784 35,912,791
2028 6,264,738 35,100,748
2027 6,313,255 34,301,358
2026 6,359,449 33,507,906
2025 6,402,394 32,716,581
2024 6,441,421 31,934,230
2023 6,446,596 31,165,654
2022 6,465,097 30,395,002
2021 6,507,301 29,639,736
2020 6,550,696 28,915,449
2019 6,616,726 28,193,009
2018 6,710,798 27,464,173
2017 6,803,468 26,733,372
2016 6,894,139 25,989,405
2015 6,984,225 25,246,342
2014 7,073,572 24,527,395
2013 7,160,005 23,939,775
2012 7,305,888 23,467,078
2011 7,348,328 22,982,000
2010 7,395,599 22,488,065
2009 7,444,443 21,997,940
2008 7,492,561 21,514,439
2007 7,545,338 21,030,558
2006 7,601,022 20,546,802
2005 7,658,972 20,068,458
2004 7,716,860 19,595,000
2003 7,775,327 19,125,542
2002 7,837,161 18,654,771
2001 8,009,142 18,178,913
2000 8,170,172 17,699,004
1999 8,210,624 17,215,935
1998 8,256,786 16,663,948
1997 8,312,068 16,047,170
1996 8,362,826 15,442,312
1995 8,406,067 14,855,565
1994 8,443,591 14,287,201
1993 8,472,313 13,735,951
1992 8,540,164 13,200,310
1991 8,632,367 12,683,870
1990 8,718,289 12,189,778
1989 8,876,972 11,719,771
1988 8,981,446 11,275,189
1987 8,971,359 10,851,475
1986 8,958,171 10,440,917
1985 8,960,547 10,040,483
1984 8,960,679 9,650,516
1983 8,939,738 9,272,744
1982 8,917,457 8,907,936
1981 8,891,117 8,556,596
1980 8,861,535 8,220,714
1979 8,825,940 7,902,267
1978 8,814,032 7,603,130
1977 8,804,183 7,321,950
1976 8,758,599 7,057,958
1975 8,720,742 6,776,297
1974 8,678,745 6,474,057
1973 8,620,967 6,184,944
1972 8,576,200 5,909,716
1971 8,536,395 5,650,868
1970 8,489,574 5,411,567
1969 8,434,172 5,192,221
1968 8,369,603 4,990,021
1967 8,310,226 4,799,744
1966 8,258,057 4,617,519
1965 8,204,168 4,442,377
1964 8,144,340 4,273,952
1963 8,078,145 4,112,061
1962 8,012,946 3,956,939
1961 7,943,118 3,810,151
1960 7,867,374 3,673,666

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M 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
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Ivory Coast
2100 -0.72% 0.78%
2099 -0.71% 0.8%
2098 -0.71% 0.8%
2097 -0.7% 0.83%
2096 -0.68% 0.85%
2095 -0.69% 0.88%
2094 -0.68% 0.89%
2093 -0.68% 0.92%
2092 -0.67% 0.95%
2091 -0.67% 0.96%
2090 -0.68% 0.98%
2089 -0.69% 0.98%
2088 -0.7% 1%
2087 -0.72% 1.02%
2086 -0.74% 1.03%
2085 -0.75% 1.03%
2084 -0.76% 1.08%
2083 -0.78% 1.1%
2082 -0.79% 1.12%
2081 -0.83% 1.14%
2080 -0.85% 1.15%
2079 -0.86% 1.18%
2078 -0.87% 1.2%
2077 -0.88% 1.22%
2076 -0.9% 1.26%
2075 -0.93% 1.26%
2074 -0.94% 1.28%
2073 -0.94% 1.3%
2072 -0.95% 1.34%
2071 -0.97% 1.36%
2070 -0.97% 1.38%
2069 -0.97% 1.42%
2068 -0.99% 1.43%
2067 -0.99% 1.47%
2066 -1% 1.47%
2065 -0.99% 1.48%
2064 -0.98% 1.5%
2063 -0.97% 1.5%
2062 -0.98% 1.53%
2061 -0.97% 1.54%
2060 -0.95% 1.56%
2059 -0.93% 1.61%
2058 -0.93% 1.61%
2057 -0.92% 1.64%
2056 -0.92% 1.69%
2055 -0.91% 1.72%
2054 -0.91% 1.73%
2053 -0.89% 1.77%
2052 -0.89% 1.8%
2051 -0.89% 1.83%
2050 -0.89% 1.85%
2049 -0.88% 1.9%
2048 -0.89% 1.92%
2047 -0.88% 1.96%
2046 -0.88% 1.99%
2045 -0.89% 2.06%
2044 -0.89% 2.08%
2043 -0.89% 2.1%
2042 -0.91% 2.11%
2041 -0.91% 2.14%
2040 -0.92% 2.17%
2039 -0.9% 2.19%
2038 -0.91% 2.22%
2037 -0.91% 2.22%
2036 -0.89% 2.23%
2035 -0.88% 2.26%
2034 -0.88% 2.27%
2033 -0.86% 2.25%
2032 -0.86% 2.26%
2031 -0.85% 2.26%
2030 -0.82% 2.28%
2029 -0.8% 2.31%
2028 -0.77% 2.33%
2027 -0.73% 2.37%
2026 -0.67% 2.42%
2025 -0.61% 2.45%
2024 -0.08% 2.47%
2023 -0.29% 2.54%
2022 -0.65% 2.55%
2021 -0.66% 2.5%
2020 -1% 2.56%
2019 -1.4% 2.65%
2018 -1.36% 2.73%
2017 -1.32% 2.86%
2016 -1.29% 2.94%
2015 -1.26% 2.93%
2014 -1.21% 2.45%
2013 -2% 2.01%
2012 -0.58% 2.11%
2011 -0.64% 2.2%
2010 -0.66% 2.23%
2009 -0.64% 2.25%
2008 -0.7% 2.3%
2007 -0.73% 2.35%
2006 -0.76% 2.38%
2005 -0.75% 2.42%
2004 -0.75% 2.45%
2003 -0.79% 2.52%
2002 -2.15% 2.62%
2001 -1.97% 2.71%
2000 -0.49% 2.81%
1999 -0.56% 3.31%
1998 -0.67% 3.84%
1997 -0.61% 3.92%
1996 -0.51% 3.95%
1995 -0.44% 3.98%
1994 -0.34% 4.01%
1993 -0.79% 4.06%
1992 -1.07% 4.07%
1991 -0.99% 4.05%
1990 -1.79% 4.01%
1989 -1.16% 3.94%
1988 0.11% 3.9%
1987 0.15% 3.93%
1986 -0.03% 3.99%
1985 -0.001% 4.04%
1984 0.23% 4.07%
1983 0.25% 4.1%
1982 0.3% 4.11%
1981 0.33% 4.09%
1980 0.4% 4.03%
1979 0.14% 3.93%
1978 0.11% 3.84%
1977 0.52% 3.74%
1976 0.43% 4.16%
1975 0.48% 4.67%
1974 0.67% 4.67%
1973 0.52% 4.66%
1972 0.47% 4.58%
1971 0.55% 4.42%
1970 0.66% 4.22%
1969 0.77% 4.05%
1968 0.71% 3.96%
1967 0.63% 3.95%
1966 0.66% 3.94%
1965 0.73% 3.94%
1964 0.82% 3.94%
1963 0.81% 3.92%
1962 0.88% 3.85%
1961 0.96% 3.72%

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 Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Ivory Coast
Current population
6359449
33722528
Population rank 112/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.41%
One net population change
1.69 hours
41 seconds
One birth every
9.16 minutes
31.6 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +2,106
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +768,576
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 28/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 +11,305
Net migration rank 106/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - 11,305
2024 - 524 - 7,838
2023 -43,837 5,173 758,261 6,002
2022 -62,065 26,498 750,270 26,777
2021 -90,452 11,756 732,191 1,322
2020 -65,507 30,167 727,455 -12,390
2019 -46,317 -2,156 727,774 2,043
2018 -46,304 -3,873 722,445 5,395
2017 -45,583 -6,109 734,553 -796
2016 -42,744 -9,482 735,630 18,568
2015 -44,699 -4,227 731,387 522
2014 -41,027 -2,180 728,978 -23,011
2013 -37,948 -1,324 720,228 -250,964
2012 -40,183 -26,334 708,847 -232,712
2011 -37,477 -23,360 694,033 -200,010
2010 -34,759 -21,668 676,554 -182,689
2009 -26,800 -19,060 654,439 -168,027
2008 -32,967 -17,595 630,610 -150,037
2007 -37,727 -16,366 617,247 -130,079
2006 -39,526 -15,184 605,001 -124,651
2005 -42,124 -14,435 593,685 -117,342
2004 -40,128 -13,604 579,424 -108,869
2003 -44,319 -13,183 568,220 -99,880
2002 -46,240 -12,735 563,692 -90,503
2001 -44,050 -30,726 555,220 -76,679
2000 -41,668 -26,211 545,129 -63,843
1999 -39,411 -23,846 527,634 -42,777
1998 -52,844 -23,262 509,167 109,961
1997 -58,185 -22,963 489,984 124,443
1996 -45,159 -21,520 469,740 125,556
1995 -42,030 -22,020 453,719 124,501
1994 -32,086 -20,984 438,274 120,247
1993 -24,569 -19,973 430,759 113,215
1992 -18,789 -120,552 423,294 104,006
1991 -14,675 -119,356 413,354 92,228
1990 -3,487 -116,817 402,629 79,979
1989 5,326 -114,705 390,081 67,324
1988 9,879 215 378,575 53,187
1987 8,971 357 370,654 45,028
1986 16,125 1,104 357,205 48,233
1985 11,649 -19,230 344,549 50,872
1984 20,610 -1,032 331,910 52,594
1983 21,455 -1,872 317,379 53,646
1982 24,077 -1,860 305,204 53,384
1981 29,341 -1,830 292,755 51,354
1980 30,129 -2,045 280,630 47,031
1979 40,599 -872 268,875 40,355
1978 44,070 -62,769 257,222 31,822
1977 47,543 -11,955 250,858 22,452
1976 56,055 -2,522 241,939 12,735
1975 54,941 -38,071 228,883 79,766
1974 64,223 -1,402 216,389 79,445
1973 57,760 -5,409 203,429 78,963
1972 47,169 -11,296 190,842 77,213
1971 52,925 -7,654 179,918 69,728
1970 61,125 -11,315 170,070 58,883
1969 63,256 -3,204 161,541 48,192
1968 69,468 -132 153,464 41,198
1967 49,861 -420 145,773 40,125
1966 54,504 -144 138,438 40,125
1965 58,249 -1,406 131,601 40,125
1964 66,783 505 124,996 40,125
1963 66,241 500 118,526 40,125
1962 64,104 499 111,930 39,670
1961 75,460 378 105,568 36,410
1960 76,314 -1,112 99,681 31,307

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 Ivory Coast 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,348,944 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 24,432 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

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
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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