The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 2,337,423 people in Lesotho in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,355,610 people compared to 2,389,618 in Lesotho.
Population statistics:
- Bulgaria's population is 2.66 times bigger than Lesotho's.
- Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Lesotho is the 143rd.
- The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.03% for Lesotho.
- For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +1.17% in Lesotho.
- Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.4% decline), while Lesotho has grown from 1.95M to 2.39M (22.9% growth).
- Lesotho is projected to reach its peak in 2083 at 3.31M people, while Bulgaria's population already peaked in 1988 at 8.98M people and is projected to decrease to 3.37M people by 2100.
Bulgaria vs Lesotho: live population counter
Bulgaria
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Lesotho
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6355610
|
2389618
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| Population rank | 112/197 | 143/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
1.69 hours
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20.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
9.16 minutes
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9.43 minutes
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| One death every |
5.19 minutes
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21.4 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
16.7 hours
|
1.72 hours
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| Annual migration change | +524 | -5,107 |
| Daily growth/decline | -14 | +71 |
| Annual growth/decline | -5,175 | +25,951 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.08% | +1.12% |
| Population growth rate rank | 172/197 | 94/197 |
Bulgaria and Lesotho: population history and growth rate by year chart
Bulgaria
Population
Growth rate
Lesotho
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bulgaria
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Lesotho
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Bulgaria
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Lesotho
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| 1960 | 7,867,374 | 736,500 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,943,118 | 758,824 | 0.96% | 3.03% |
| 1962 | 8,012,946 | 781,814 | 0.88% | 3.03% |
| 1963 | 8,078,145 | 805,373 | 0.81% | 3.01% |
| 1964 | 8,144,340 | 829,437 | 0.82% | 2.99% |
| 1965 | 8,204,168 | 854,090 | 0.73% | 2.97% |
| 1966 | 8,258,057 | 881,870 | 0.66% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 8,310,226 | 913,982 | 0.63% | 3.64% |
| 1968 | 8,369,603 | 948,105 | 0.71% | 3.73% |
| 1969 | 8,434,172 | 983,202 | 0.77% | 3.7% |
| 1970 | 8,489,574 | 1,019,273 | 0.66% | 3.67% |
| 1971 | 8,536,395 | 1,056,246 | 0.55% | 3.63% |
| 1972 | 8,576,200 | 1,094,063 | 0.47% | 3.58% |
| 1973 | 8,620,967 | 1,132,697 | 0.52% | 3.53% |
| 1974 | 8,678,745 | 1,172,420 | 0.67% | 3.51% |
| 1975 | 8,720,742 | 1,213,643 | 0.48% | 3.52% |
| 1976 | 8,758,599 | 1,253,214 | 0.43% | 3.26% |
| 1977 | 8,804,183 | 1,289,967 | 0.52% | 2.93% |
| 1978 | 8,814,032 | 1,327,240 | 0.11% | 2.89% |
| 1979 | 8,825,940 | 1,366,169 | 0.14% | 2.93% |
| 1980 | 8,861,535 | 1,406,521 | 0.4% | 2.95% |
| 1981 | 8,891,117 | 1,448,069 | 0.33% | 2.95% |
| 1982 | 8,917,457 | 1,490,732 | 0.3% | 2.95% |
| 1983 | 8,939,738 | 1,534,413 | 0.25% | 2.93% |
| 1984 | 8,960,679 | 1,578,986 | 0.23% | 2.9% |
| 1985 | 8,960,547 | 1,624,379 | -0.001% | 2.87% |
| 1986 | 8,958,171 | 1,666,138 | -0.03% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 8,971,359 | 1,703,390 | 0.15% | 2.24% |
| 1988 | 8,981,446 | 1,739,841 | 0.11% | 2.14% |
| 1989 | 8,876,972 | 1,775,436 | -1.16% | 2.05% |
| 1990 | 8,718,289 | 1,809,696 | -1.79% | 1.93% |
| 1991 | 8,632,367 | 1,842,379 | -0.99% | 1.81% |
| 1992 | 8,540,164 | 1,873,274 | -1.07% | 1.68% |
| 1993 | 8,472,313 | 1,901,793 | -0.79% | 1.52% |
| 1994 | 8,443,591 | 1,927,707 | -0.34% | 1.36% |
| 1995 | 8,406,067 | 1,951,437 | -0.44% | 1.23% |
| 1996 | 8,362,826 | 1,972,418 | -0.51% | 1.08% |
| 1997 | 8,312,068 | 1,988,130 | -0.61% | 0.8% |
| 1998 | 8,256,786 | 1,998,049 | -0.67% | 0.5% |
| 1999 | 8,210,624 | 2,003,234 | -0.56% | 0.26% |
| 2000 | 8,170,172 | 2,003,913 | -0.49% | 0.03% |
| 2001 | 8,009,142 | 2,000,853 | -1.97% | -0.15% |
| 2002 | 7,837,161 | 1,994,679 | -2.15% | -0.31% |
| 2003 | 7,775,327 | 1,985,059 | -0.79% | -0.48% |
| 2004 | 7,716,860 | 1,971,129 | -0.75% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 7,658,972 | 1,953,076 | -0.75% | -0.92% |
| 2006 | 7,601,022 | 1,945,063 | -0.76% | -0.41% |
| 2007 | 7,545,338 | 1,953,268 | -0.73% | 0.42% |
| 2008 | 7,492,561 | 1,966,541 | -0.7% | 0.68% |
| 2009 | 7,444,443 | 1,980,883 | -0.64% | 0.73% |
| 2010 | 7,395,599 | 1,996,251 | -0.66% | 0.78% |
| 2011 | 7,348,328 | 2,014,009 | -0.64% | 0.89% |
| 2012 | 7,305,888 | 2,034,354 | -0.58% | 1.01% |
| 2013 | 7,160,005 | 2,056,504 | -2% | 1.09% |
| 2014 | 7,073,572 | 2,080,089 | -1.21% | 1.15% |
| 2015 | 6,984,225 | 2,104,611 | -1.26% | 1.18% |
| 2016 | 6,894,139 | 2,130,422 | -1.29% | 1.23% |
| 2017 | 6,803,468 | 2,157,110 | -1.32% | 1.25% |
| 2018 | 6,710,798 | 2,183,603 | -1.36% | 1.23% |
| 2019 | 6,616,726 | 2,209,405 | -1.4% | 1.18% |
| 2020 | 6,550,696 | 2,235,727 | -1% | 1.19% |
| 2021 | 6,507,301 | 2,261,542 | -0.66% | 1.15% |
| 2022 | 6,465,097 | 2,286,110 | -0.65% | 1.09% |
| 2023 | 6,446,596 | 2,311,472 | -0.29% | 1.11% |
| 2024 | 6,441,421 | 2,337,423 | -0.08% | 1.12% |
| 2025 | 6,400,309 | 2,363,324 | -0.64% | 1.11% |
| 2026 | 6,355,610 | 2,389,334 | -0.7% | 1.1% |
| 2027 | 6,308,107 | 2,415,365 | -0.75% | 1.09% |
| 2028 | 6,258,719 | 2,441,435 | -0.78% | 1.08% |
| 2029 | 6,207,977 | 2,467,677 | -0.81% | 1.07% |
| 2030 | 6,155,992 | 2,493,816 | -0.84% | 1.06% |
| 2031 | 6,103,481 | 2,520,014 | -0.85% | 1.05% |
| 2032 | 6,051,290 | 2,546,489 | -0.86% | 1.05% |
| 2033 | 5,998,932 | 2,573,106 | -0.87% | 1.05% |
| 2034 | 5,946,256 | 2,599,777 | -0.88% | 1.04% |
| 2035 | 5,893,732 | 2,626,560 | -0.88% | 1.03% |
| 2036 | 5,840,887 | 2,653,503 | -0.9% | 1.03% |
| 2037 | 5,787,725 | 2,680,081 | -0.91% | 1% |
| 2038 | 5,735,248 | 2,706,197 | -0.91% | 0.97% |
| 2039 | 5,683,154 | 2,732,138 | -0.91% | 0.96% |
| 2040 | 5,631,243 | 2,757,868 | -0.91% | 0.94% |
| 2041 | 5,580,085 | 2,783,361 | -0.91% | 0.92% |
| 2042 | 5,529,877 | 2,808,538 | -0.9% | 0.9% |
| 2043 | 5,480,581 | 2,833,257 | -0.89% | 0.88% |
| 2044 | 5,431,913 | 2,857,499 | -0.89% | 0.86% |
| 2045 | 5,383,915 | 2,881,333 | -0.88% | 0.83% |
| 2046 | 5,336,412 | 2,904,780 | -0.88% | 0.81% |
| 2047 | 5,289,023 | 2,927,859 | -0.89% | 0.79% |
| 2048 | 5,242,022 | 2,950,411 | -0.89% | 0.77% |
| 2049 | 5,195,580 | 2,972,156 | -0.89% | 0.74% |
| 2050 | 5,149,391 | 2,993,080 | -0.89% | 0.7% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost -538,529 (a 7.81% decline), while Lesotho's population increased by 259,196 (a 12.2% growth).
Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2006 and ranked 143rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bulgaria's population will shrink by 19% to 5,149,391 people with a rank change from 112th to 128th. The population of Lesotho will increase by 25.3% to 2,993,080 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.
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Population differences between Bulgaria and Lesotho
|
Bulgaria
|
Lesotho
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.1 years | 58.6 years |
| Average age | 44.1 years | 25.8 years |
| Median age | 45.5 years | 22.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.81 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| Population density | 153.7 ppl/mi² | 199.4 ppl/mi² |
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