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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • Bulgaria's population is 1.08 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

Bulgaria vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Lebanon
2100 3,368,029 7,229,611
2099 3,392,444 7,252,189
2098 3,416,655 7,273,846
2097 3,440,938 7,298,208
2096 3,465,328 7,322,265
2095 3,489,216 7,343,287
2094 3,513,318 7,365,719
2093 3,537,356 7,386,532
2092 3,561,475 7,403,314
2091 3,585,597 7,420,036
2090 3,609,873 7,433,603
2089 3,634,642 7,444,239
2088 3,659,749 7,454,263
2087 3,685,668 7,465,163
2086 3,712,363 7,468,994
2085 3,739,898 7,477,406
2084 3,768,305 7,476,483
2083 3,797,217 7,482,841
2082 3,827,186 7,482,980
2081 3,857,721 7,484,110
2080 3,890,095 7,484,392
2079 3,923,403 7,482,168
2078 3,957,241 7,480,962
2077 3,992,168 7,474,272
2076 4,027,738 7,470,260
2075 4,064,356 7,464,057
2074 4,102,642 7,446,862
2073 4,141,518 7,432,591
2072 4,180,975 7,420,911
2071 4,221,261 7,408,401
2070 4,262,568 7,394,163
2069 4,304,304 7,382,479
2068 4,346,623 7,373,962
2067 4,389,924 7,361,021
2066 4,433,953 7,348,605
2065 4,478,521 7,332,917
2064 4,523,406 7,316,835
2063 4,568,385 7,299,642
2062 4,613,363 7,279,937
2061 4,658,825 7,262,112
2060 4,704,379 7,239,759
2059 4,749,738 7,219,520
2058 4,794,388 7,199,035
2057 4,839,236 7,176,342
2056 4,884,068 7,152,803
2055 4,929,309 7,131,059
2054 4,974,635 7,107,641
2053 5,020,162 7,085,759
2052 5,065,364 7,063,172
2051 5,110,833 7,036,781
2050 5,156,741 7,010,541
2049 5,202,941 6,983,849
2048 5,249,351 6,952,958
2047 5,296,642 6,913,262
2046 5,343,848 6,878,209
2045 5,391,354 6,839,423
2044 5,439,559 6,795,984
2043 5,488,407 6,759,252
2042 5,537,839 6,716,445
2041 5,588,510 6,668,251
2040 5,639,850 6,618,567
2039 5,692,028 6,565,787
2038 5,743,725 6,512,143
2037 5,796,645 6,456,654
2036 5,849,741 6,403,370
2035 5,902,025 6,356,407
2034 5,954,460 6,305,239
2033 6,007,050 6,257,900
2032 6,058,858 6,206,916
2031 6,111,118 6,152,022
2030 6,163,564 6,098,153
2029 6,214,784 6,044,795
2028 6,264,738 5,992,721
2027 6,313,255 5,942,870
2026 6,359,449 5,893,183
2025 6,402,394 5,846,443
2024 6,441,421 5,805,962
2023 6,446,596 5,773,493
2022 6,465,097 5,744,489
2021 6,507,301 5,718,122
2020 6,550,696 5,702,398
2019 6,616,726 5,794,594
2018 6,710,798 5,984,119
2017 6,803,468 6,160,128
2016 6,894,139 6,323,060
2015 6,984,225 6,472,469
2014 7,073,572 6,346,990
2013 7,160,005 5,743,436
2012 7,305,888 5,235,742
2011 7,348,328 5,096,020
2010 7,395,599 5,041,288
2009 7,444,443 4,992,287
2008 7,492,561 4,925,354
2007 7,545,338 4,844,118
2006 7,601,022 4,751,136
2005 7,658,972 4,671,102
2004 7,716,860 4,599,279
2003 7,775,327 4,525,508
2002 7,837,161 4,463,504
2001 8,009,142 4,401,918
2000 8,170,172 4,329,340
1999 8,210,624 4,255,277
1998 8,256,786 4,181,281
1997 8,312,068 4,108,405
1996 8,362,826 4,034,781
1995 8,406,067 3,960,735
1994 8,443,591 3,889,799
1993 8,472,313 3,820,647
1992 8,540,164 3,747,371
1991 8,632,367 3,668,912
1990 8,718,289 3,595,175
1989 8,876,972 3,525,285
1988 8,981,446 3,454,649
1987 8,971,359 3,385,555
1986 8,958,171 3,300,365
1985 8,960,547 3,217,376
1984 8,960,679 3,152,744
1983 8,939,738 3,094,996
1982 8,917,457 3,054,931
1981 8,891,117 3,008,981
1980 8,861,535 2,944,763
1979 8,825,940 2,882,635
1978 8,814,032 2,822,682
1977 8,804,183 2,762,155
1976 8,758,599 2,726,469
1975 8,720,742 2,693,191
1974 8,678,745 2,635,185
1973 8,620,967 2,572,935
1972 8,576,200 2,509,729
1971 8,536,395 2,446,314
1970 8,489,574 2,386,114
1969 8,434,172 2,328,159
1968 8,369,603 2,266,368
1967 8,310,226 2,206,731
1966 8,258,057 2,148,260
1965 8,204,168 2,088,831
1964 8,144,340 2,030,543
1963 8,078,145 1,970,316
1962 8,012,946 1,909,578
1961 7,943,118 1,850,084
1960 7,867,374 1,794,406

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 Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M 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
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Lebanon
2100 -0.72% -0.31%
2099 -0.71% -0.3%
2098 -0.71% -0.33%
2097 -0.7% -0.33%
2096 -0.68% -0.29%
2095 -0.69% -0.3%
2094 -0.68% -0.28%
2093 -0.68% -0.23%
2092 -0.67% -0.23%
2091 -0.67% -0.18%
2090 -0.68% -0.14%
2089 -0.69% -0.13%
2088 -0.7% -0.15%
2087 -0.72% -0.05%
2086 -0.74% -0.11%
2085 -0.75% 0.01%
2084 -0.76% -0.08%
2083 -0.78% -0.002%
2082 -0.79% -0.02%
2081 -0.83% -0.004%
2080 -0.85% 0.03%
2079 -0.86% 0.02%
2078 -0.87% 0.09%
2077 -0.88% 0.05%
2076 -0.9% 0.08%
2075 -0.93% 0.23%
2074 -0.94% 0.19%
2073 -0.94% 0.16%
2072 -0.95% 0.17%
2071 -0.97% 0.19%
2070 -0.97% 0.16%
2069 -0.97% 0.12%
2068 -0.99% 0.18%
2067 -0.99% 0.17%
2066 -1% 0.21%
2065 -0.99% 0.22%
2064 -0.98% 0.24%
2063 -0.97% 0.27%
2062 -0.98% 0.25%
2061 -0.97% 0.31%
2060 -0.95% 0.28%
2059 -0.93% 0.28%
2058 -0.93% 0.32%
2057 -0.92% 0.33%
2056 -0.92% 0.3%
2055 -0.91% 0.33%
2054 -0.91% 0.31%
2053 -0.89% 0.32%
2052 -0.89% 0.38%
2051 -0.89% 0.37%
2050 -0.89% 0.38%
2049 -0.88% 0.44%
2048 -0.89% 0.57%
2047 -0.88% 0.51%
2046 -0.88% 0.57%
2045 -0.89% 0.64%
2044 -0.89% 0.54%
2043 -0.89% 0.64%
2042 -0.91% 0.72%
2041 -0.91% 0.75%
2040 -0.92% 0.8%
2039 -0.9% 0.82%
2038 -0.91% 0.86%
2037 -0.91% 0.83%
2036 -0.89% 0.74%
2035 -0.88% 0.81%
2034 -0.88% 0.76%
2033 -0.86% 0.82%
2032 -0.86% 0.89%
2031 -0.85% 0.88%
2030 -0.82% 0.88%
2029 -0.8% 0.87%
2028 -0.77% 0.84%
2027 -0.73% 0.84%
2026 -0.67% 0.8%
2025 -0.61% 0.7%
2024 -0.08% 0.56%
2023 -0.29% 0.5%
2022 -0.65% 0.46%
2021 -0.66% 0.28%
2020 -1% -1.59%
2019 -1.4% -3.17%
2018 -1.36% -2.86%
2017 -1.32% -2.58%
2016 -1.29% -2.31%
2015 -1.26% 1.98%
2014 -1.21% 10.5%
2013 -2% 9.7%
2012 -0.58% 2.74%
2011 -0.64% 1.09%
2010 -0.66% 0.98%
2009 -0.64% 1.36%
2008 -0.7% 1.68%
2007 -0.73% 1.96%
2006 -0.76% 1.71%
2005 -0.75% 1.56%
2004 -0.75% 1.63%
2003 -0.79% 1.39%
2002 -2.15% 1.4%
2001 -1.97% 1.68%
2000 -0.49% 1.74%
1999 -0.56% 1.77%
1998 -0.67% 1.77%
1997 -0.61% 1.82%
1996 -0.51% 1.87%
1995 -0.44% 1.82%
1994 -0.34% 1.81%
1993 -0.79% 1.96%
1992 -1.07% 2.14%
1991 -0.99% 2.05%
1990 -1.79% 1.98%
1989 -1.16% 2.04%
1988 0.11% 2.04%
1987 0.15% 2.58%
1986 -0.03% 2.58%
1985 -0.001% 2.05%
1984 0.23% 1.87%
1983 0.25% 1.31%
1982 0.3% 1.53%
1981 0.33% 2.18%
1980 0.4% 2.16%
1979 0.14% 2.12%
1978 0.11% 2.19%
1977 0.52% 1.31%
1976 0.43% 1.24%
1975 0.48% 2.2%
1974 0.67% 2.42%
1973 0.52% 2.52%
1972 0.47% 2.59%
1971 0.55% 2.52%
1970 0.66% 2.49%
1969 0.77% 2.73%
1968 0.71% 2.7%
1967 0.63% 2.72%
1966 0.66% 2.85%
1965 0.73% 2.87%
1964 0.82% 3.06%
1963 0.81% 3.18%
1962 0.88% 3.22%
1961 0.96% 3.1%

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 Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Lebanon
Current population
6359449
5906622
Population rank 112/197 115/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.07%
One net population change
1.69 hours
16.2 minutes
One birth every
9.16 minutes
5.64 minutes
One death every
5.19 minutes
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +89
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 129/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -10,230
Net migration rank 106/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -10,230
2024 - 524 - -17,267
2023 -43,837 5,173 58,786 -34,193
2022 -62,065 26,498 60,909 -27,507
2021 -90,452 11,756 46,614 -27,290
2020 -65,507 30,167 59,903 -47,787
2019 -46,317 -2,156 70,486 -266,992
2018 -46,304 -3,873 77,165 -259,700
2017 -45,583 -6,109 84,172 -253,664
2016 -42,744 -9,482 91,551 -247,921
2015 -44,699 -4,227 97,385 -239,829
2014 -41,027 -2,180 92,285 301,111
2013 -37,948 -1,324 80,218 733,500
2012 -40,183 -26,334 77,248 124,427
2011 -37,477 -23,360 75,523 2,246
2010 -34,759 -21,668 72,605 -40,915
2009 -26,800 -19,060 69,004 -2,700
2008 -32,967 -17,595 67,132 430
2007 -37,727 -16,366 66,965 27,944
2006 -39,526 -15,184 65,932 25,126
2005 -42,124 -14,435 67,778 1,224
2004 -40,128 -13,604 69,675 4,974
2003 -44,319 -13,183 71,232 1,674
2002 -46,240 -12,735 72,648 -21,543
2001 -44,050 -30,726 73,160 -1,094
2000 -41,668 -26,211 72,642 455
1999 -39,411 -23,846 72,437 2,589
1998 -52,844 -23,262 71,889 1,062
1997 -58,185 -22,963 71,486 1,313
1996 -45,159 -21,520 71,286 3,164
1995 -42,030 -22,020 71,016 2,634
1994 -32,086 -20,984 73,069 -4,850
1993 -24,569 -19,973 75,278 -5,196
1992 -18,789 -120,552 77,447 -970
1991 -14,675 -119,356 79,274 1,159
1990 -3,487 -116,817 73,629 -6,595
1989 5,326 -114,705 74,577 -1,827
1988 9,879 215 70,444 -1,916
1987 8,971 357 69,058 607
1986 16,125 1,104 67,162 33,549
1985 11,649 -19,230 66,368 -1,108
1984 20,610 -1,032 66,785 -2,785
1983 21,455 -1,872 66,056 -14,558
1982 24,077 -1,860 41,602 -12,981
1981 29,341 -1,830 65,084 -1,799
1980 30,129 -2,045 63,053 2,104
1979 40,599 -872 61,184 -2,103
1978 44,070 -62,769 60,829 0
1977 47,543 -11,955 60,232 0
1976 56,055 -2,522 11,138 0
1975 54,941 -38,071 55,423 0
1974 64,223 -1,402 64,425 -3,831
1973 57,760 -5,409 63,420 482
1972 47,169 -11,296 62,216 294
1971 52,925 -7,654 61,278 3,042
1970 61,125 -11,315 60,593 -4,508
1969 63,256 -3,204 59,829 0
1968 69,468 -132 59,247 4,506
1967 49,861 -420 58,957 -3,434
1966 54,504 -144 58,546 2,864
1965 58,249 -1,406 58,195 -742
1964 66,783 505 57,808 1,311
1963 66,241 500 57,054 4,269
1962 64,104 499 55,585 4,569
1961 75,460 378 53,995 4,844
1960 76,314 -1,112 52,515 0

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 Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

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
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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