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

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The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,433,302 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,390,149 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 9.27 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.79% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.86% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.39M (15.9% decline), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Bulgaria vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Kenya
2100 3,384,288 105,223,316
2099 3,408,821 105,242,590
2098 3,433,149 105,242,641
2097 3,457,549 105,236,101
2096 3,482,057 105,205,242
2095 3,506,060 105,160,786
2094 3,530,278 105,103,544
2093 3,554,432 105,032,088
2092 3,578,667 104,940,218
2091 3,602,907 104,832,015
2090 3,627,300 104,703,358
2089 3,652,188 104,558,519
2088 3,677,416 104,399,468
2087 3,703,460 104,228,800
2086 3,730,284 104,041,464
2085 3,757,953 103,840,241
2084 3,786,496 103,625,624
2083 3,815,548 103,392,537
2082 3,845,662 103,144,028
2081 3,876,344 102,874,777
2080 3,908,874 102,580,506
2079 3,942,344 102,272,538
2078 3,976,345 101,946,897
2077 4,011,440 101,598,847
2076 4,047,182 101,225,562
2075 4,083,977 100,835,197
2074 4,122,447 100,422,464
2073 4,161,511 99,987,171
2072 4,201,158 99,519,193
2071 4,241,639 99,028,293
2070 4,283,145 98,515,267
2069 4,325,083 97,978,409
2068 4,367,606 97,414,394
2067 4,411,116 96,829,083
2066 4,455,358 96,216,770
2065 4,500,141 95,585,451
2064 4,545,243 94,929,481
2063 4,590,439 94,252,826
2062 4,635,634 93,548,321
2061 4,681,315 92,824,672
2060 4,727,089 92,085,725
2059 4,772,667 91,330,716
2058 4,817,532 90,557,051
2057 4,862,597 89,770,421
2056 4,907,646 88,981,572
2055 4,953,105 88,179,741
2054 4,998,650 87,367,666
2053 5,044,397 86,540,071
2052 5,089,817 85,698,312
2051 5,135,505 84,838,589
2050 5,181,635 83,964,839
2049 5,228,058 83,078,796
2048 5,274,692 82,179,525
2047 5,322,212 81,263,371
2046 5,369,645 80,329,258
2045 5,417,381 79,378,234
2044 5,465,818 78,403,097
2043 5,514,902 77,407,646
2042 5,564,573 76,389,004
2041 5,615,489 75,353,221
2040 5,667,076 74,297,998
2039 5,719,506 73,230,696
2038 5,771,452 72,143,698
2037 5,824,628 71,048,729
2036 5,877,980 69,939,553
2035 5,930,517 68,821,441
2034 5,983,205 67,695,500
2033 6,036,049 66,560,141
2032 6,088,107 65,422,172
2031 6,140,619 64,280,471
2030 6,193,318 63,144,611
2029 6,244,785 62,012,629
2028 6,294,981 60,885,488
2027 6,343,732 59,761,684
2026 6,390,149 58,645,347
2025 6,433,302 57,532,493
2024 6,441,421 56,432,944
2023 6,446,596 55,339,003
2022 6,465,097 54,252,461
2021 6,507,301 53,219,166
2020 6,550,696 52,217,334
2019 6,616,726 51,202,827
2018 6,710,798 50,207,107
2017 6,803,468 49,197,766
2016 6,894,139 48,139,687
2015 6,984,225 47,088,526
2014 7,073,572 46,051,440
2013 7,160,005 44,986,791
2012 7,305,888 43,888,303
2011 7,348,328 42,758,461
2010 7,395,599 41,598,567
2009 7,444,443 40,408,891
2008 7,492,561 39,206,351
2007 7,545,338 38,036,349
2006 7,601,022 36,904,008
2005 7,658,972 35,796,484
2004 7,716,860 34,713,455
2003 7,775,327 33,652,223
2002 7,837,161 32,629,808
2001 8,009,142 31,619,170
2000 8,170,172 30,642,890
1999 8,210,624 29,733,408
1998 8,256,786 28,888,057
1997 8,312,068 28,101,768
1996 8,362,826 27,344,211
1995 8,406,067 26,601,751
1994 8,443,591 25,857,130
1993 8,472,313 25,117,188
1992 8,540,164 24,382,460
1991 8,632,367 23,646,514
1990 8,718,289 22,892,651
1989 8,876,972 22,118,434
1988 8,981,446 21,356,219
1987 8,971,359 20,616,096
1986 8,958,171 19,901,646
1985 8,960,547 19,201,768
1984 8,960,679 18,514,906
1983 8,939,738 17,846,374
1982 8,917,457 17,206,175
1981 8,891,117 16,601,507
1980 8,861,535 16,018,459
1979 8,825,940 15,460,666
1978 8,814,032 14,934,126
1977 8,804,183 14,428,819
1976 8,758,599 13,957,623
1975 8,720,742 13,511,671
1974 8,678,745 13,070,078
1973 8,620,967 12,634,835
1972 8,576,200 12,206,060
1971 8,536,395 11,788,904
1970 8,489,574 11,368,791
1969 8,434,172 10,939,695
1968 8,369,603 10,518,823
1967 8,310,226 10,111,057
1966 8,258,057 9,717,816
1965 8,204,168 9,338,078
1964 8,144,340 8,973,535
1963 8,078,145 8,627,971
1962 8,012,946 8,299,308
1961 7,943,118 7,987,770
1960 7,867,374 7,695,307

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 503,990 people (a 7.31% decline), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bulgaria's population will shrink by 18.9% to 5,181,635 people with a rank change from 112th to 128th. The population of Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M people, while Bulgaria's population already peaked in 1988 at 8.98M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Kenya
2100 -0.72% -0.02%
2099 -0.71% -0%
2098 -0.71% 0.006%
2097 -0.7% 0.03%
2096 -0.68% 0.04%
2095 -0.69% 0.05%
2094 -0.68% 0.07%
2093 -0.68% 0.09%
2092 -0.67% 0.1%
2091 -0.67% 0.12%
2090 -0.68% 0.14%
2089 -0.69% 0.15%
2088 -0.7% 0.16%
2087 -0.72% 0.18%
2086 -0.74% 0.19%
2085 -0.75% 0.21%
2084 -0.76% 0.23%
2083 -0.78% 0.24%
2082 -0.79% 0.26%
2081 -0.83% 0.29%
2080 -0.85% 0.3%
2079 -0.86% 0.32%
2078 -0.87% 0.34%
2077 -0.88% 0.37%
2076 -0.9% 0.39%
2075 -0.93% 0.41%
2074 -0.94% 0.44%
2073 -0.94% 0.47%
2072 -0.95% 0.5%
2071 -0.97% 0.52%
2070 -0.97% 0.55%
2069 -0.97% 0.58%
2068 -0.99% 0.6%
2067 -0.99% 0.64%
2066 -1% 0.66%
2065 -0.99% 0.69%
2064 -0.98% 0.72%
2063 -0.97% 0.75%
2062 -0.98% 0.78%
2061 -0.97% 0.8%
2060 -0.95% 0.83%
2059 -0.93% 0.85%
2058 -0.93% 0.88%
2057 -0.92% 0.89%
2056 -0.92% 0.91%
2055 -0.91% 0.93%
2054 -0.91% 0.96%
2053 -0.89% 0.98%
2052 -0.89% 1.01%
2051 -0.89% 1.04%
2050 -0.89% 1.07%
2049 -0.88% 1.09%
2048 -0.89% 1.13%
2047 -0.88% 1.16%
2046 -0.88% 1.2%
2045 -0.89% 1.24%
2044 -0.89% 1.29%
2043 -0.89% 1.33%
2042 -0.91% 1.37%
2041 -0.91% 1.42%
2040 -0.92% 1.46%
2039 -0.9% 1.51%
2038 -0.91% 1.54%
2037 -0.91% 1.59%
2036 -0.89% 1.62%
2035 -0.88% 1.66%
2034 -0.88% 1.71%
2033 -0.86% 1.74%
2032 -0.86% 1.78%
2031 -0.85% 1.8%
2030 -0.82% 1.83%
2029 -0.8% 1.85%
2028 -0.77% 1.88%
2027 -0.73% 1.9%
2026 -0.67% 1.93%
2025 -0.13% 1.95%
2024 -0.08% 1.98%
2023 -0.29% 2%
2022 -0.65% 1.94%
2021 -0.66% 1.92%
2020 -1% 1.98%
2019 -1.4% 1.98%
2018 -1.36% 2.05%
2017 -1.32% 2.2%
2016 -1.29% 2.23%
2015 -1.26% 2.25%
2014 -1.21% 2.37%
2013 -2% 2.5%
2012 -0.58% 2.64%
2011 -0.64% 2.79%
2010 -0.66% 2.94%
2009 -0.64% 3.07%
2008 -0.7% 3.08%
2007 -0.73% 3.07%
2006 -0.76% 3.09%
2005 -0.75% 3.12%
2004 -0.75% 3.15%
2003 -0.79% 3.13%
2002 -2.15% 3.2%
2001 -1.97% 3.19%
2000 -0.49% 3.06%
1999 -0.56% 2.93%
1998 -0.67% 2.8%
1997 -0.61% 2.77%
1996 -0.51% 2.79%
1995 -0.44% 2.88%
1994 -0.34% 2.95%
1993 -0.79% 3.01%
1992 -1.07% 3.11%
1991 -0.99% 3.29%
1990 -1.79% 3.5%
1989 -1.16% 3.57%
1988 0.11% 3.59%
1987 0.15% 3.59%
1986 -0.03% 3.64%
1985 -0.001% 3.71%
1984 0.23% 3.75%
1983 0.25% 3.72%
1982 0.3% 3.64%
1981 0.33% 3.64%
1980 0.4% 3.61%
1979 0.14% 3.53%
1978 0.11% 3.5%
1977 0.52% 3.38%
1976 0.43% 3.3%
1975 0.48% 3.38%
1974 0.67% 3.44%
1973 0.52% 3.51%
1972 0.47% 3.54%
1971 0.55% 3.7%
1970 0.66% 3.92%
1969 0.77% 4%
1968 0.71% 4.03%
1967 0.63% 4.05%
1966 0.66% 4.07%
1965 0.73% 4.06%
1964 0.82% 4.01%
1963 0.81% 3.96%
1962 0.88% 3.9%
1961 0.96% 3.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.13%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Kenya
Current population
6390149
59218766
Population rank 112/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.71%
One net population change
1.08 hours
28.8 seconds
One birth every
9.83 minutes
20.7 seconds
One death every
5.23 minutes
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -22 +3,012
Annual growth/decline -8,119 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate -0.13% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 168/197 51/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -27,330
Net migration rank 106/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -27,330
2024 -47,023 524 1,116,695 -19,781
2023 -43,837 5,173 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 -62,065 26,498 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 -90,452 11,756 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 -65,507 30,167 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 -46,317 -2,156 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 -46,304 -3,873 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 -45,583 -6,109 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 -42,744 -9,482 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 -44,699 -4,227 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 -41,027 -2,180 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 -37,948 -1,324 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 -40,183 -26,334 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 -37,477 -23,360 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 -34,759 -21,668 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 -26,800 -19,060 1,193,598 7,096
2008 -32,967 -17,595 1,174,818 29,612
2007 -37,727 -16,366 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 -39,526 -15,184 1,113,357 15,767
2005 -42,124 -14,435 1,080,446 5,501
2004 -40,128 -13,604 1,048,590 31,525
2003 -44,319 -13,183 1,018,182 24,175
2002 -46,240 -12,735 992,044 10,431
2001 -44,050 -30,726 963,721 55,052
2000 -41,668 -26,211 928,357 5,407
1999 -39,411 -23,846 898,484 -13,257
1998 -52,844 -23,262 875,511 -70,023
1997 -58,185 -22,963 847,493 -80,443
1996 -45,159 -21,520 827,326 -79,276
1995 -42,030 -22,020 812,391 -75,506
1994 -32,086 -20,984 792,702 -40,367
1993 -24,569 -19,973 788,579 -61,054
1992 -18,789 -120,552 785,018 -43,085
1991 -14,675 -119,356 790,030 -60,087
1990 -3,487 -116,817 789,087 -11,338
1989 5,326 -114,705 795,622 -24,949
1988 9,879 215 785,652 -31,894
1987 8,971 357 775,124 -48,633
1986 16,125 1,104 755,606 -53,183
1985 11,649 -19,230 732,739 -35,400
1984 20,610 -1,032 709,639 -33,253
1983 21,455 -1,872 684,587 -23,905
1982 24,077 -1,860 663,109 -43,382
1981 29,341 -1,830 642,379 -52,761
1980 30,129 -2,045 616,390 -39,920
1979 40,599 -872 595,390 -56,280
1978 44,070 -62,769 574,695 -60,718
1977 47,543 -11,955 554,124 -57,493
1976 56,055 -2,522 536,740 -90,990
1975 54,941 -38,071 517,579 -71,421
1974 64,223 -1,402 500,008 -62,973
1973 57,760 -5,409 485,556 -52,102
1972 47,169 -11,296 472,557 -48,466
1971 52,925 -7,654 459,897 -49,671
1970 61,125 -11,315 443,065 -13,064
1969 63,256 -3,204 427,819 369
1968 69,468 -132 411,948 1,611
1967 49,861 -420 396,920 5,060
1966 54,504 -144 382,891 1,616
1965 58,249 -1,406 366,444 8,524
1964 66,783 505 349,322 4,788
1963 66,241 500 332,763 4,246
1962 64,104 499 315,797 4,521
1961 75,460 378 298,463 4,296
1960 76,314 -1,112 280,032 2,134

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 91.7% of the population change in Bulgaria is from natural causes (a loss of 534,531 people) and 8.28% is from migration (a gain of 48,271 people). In Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Bulgaria
City Population
Sofia 1.21M
Plovdiv 334K
Varna 323K
Burgas 189K
Stara Zagora 121K
Ruse 120K
Pleven 88.1K
Sliven 77.8K
Dobrich 68.6K
Shumen 66.4K
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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