The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,444,366 in 2024 vs 574,346 people in Malta in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,403,235 people compared to 583,596 in Malta.
Population statistics:
- Bulgaria's population is 11 times bigger than Malta's.
- Bulgaria is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Malta is the 167th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.007% for Malta.
- For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.95% per year vs +2.78% in Malta.
- Since 2005, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.66M people to 6.4M (16.4% decline), while Malta has grown from 404K to 584K (44.5% growth).
- Malta is projected to reach its peak in 2033 at 593K 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 Malta: live population counter
Bulgaria
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Malta
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6403235
|
583596
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| Population rank | 111/197 | 167/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.007% |
| One net population change |
3.93 hours
|
24.3 minutes
|
| One birth every |
9.16 minutes
|
1.96 hours
|
| One death every |
5.19 minutes
|
2.17 hours
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| One migration net change every |
16.7 hours
|
1.39 hours
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| Annual migration change | +524 | +6,323 |
| Daily growth/decline | -6 | +59 |
| Annual growth/decline | -2,230 | +21,599 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.03% | +3.91% |
| Population growth rate rank | 168/197 | 7/197 |
Bulgaria and Malta: population history and growth rate by year chart
Bulgaria
Population
Growth rate
Malta
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bulgaria
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Malta
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Bulgaria
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Malta
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| 1960 | 7,867,374 | 326,550 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,943,118 | 325,250 | 0.96% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 8,012,946 | 323,900 | 0.88% | -0.42% |
| 1963 | 8,078,145 | 322,550 | 0.81% | -0.42% |
| 1964 | 8,144,340 | 321,250 | 0.82% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 8,204,168 | 318,800 | 0.73% | -0.76% |
| 1966 | 8,258,057 | 315,200 | 0.66% | -1.13% |
| 1967 | 8,310,226 | 311,550 | 0.63% | -1.16% |
| 1968 | 8,369,603 | 307,900 | 0.71% | -1.17% |
| 1969 | 8,434,172 | 304,300 | 0.77% | -1.17% |
| 1970 | 8,489,574 | 302,650 | 0.66% | -0.54% |
| 1971 | 8,536,395 | 302,700 | 0.55% | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 8,576,200 | 302,450 | 0.47% | -0.08% |
| 1973 | 8,620,967 | 302,200 | 0.52% | -0.08% |
| 1974 | 8,678,745 | 301,996 | 0.67% | -0.07% |
| 1975 | 8,720,742 | 304,222 | 0.48% | 0.74% |
| 1976 | 8,758,599 | 305,774 | 0.43% | 0.51% |
| 1977 | 8,804,183 | 306,970 | 0.52% | 0.39% |
| 1978 | 8,814,032 | 310,182 | 0.11% | 1.05% |
| 1979 | 8,825,940 | 313,342 | 0.14% | 1.02% |
| 1980 | 8,861,535 | 316,645 | 0.4% | 1.05% |
| 1981 | 8,891,117 | 318,982 | 0.33% | 0.74% |
| 1982 | 8,917,457 | 325,898 | 0.3% | 2.17% |
| 1983 | 8,939,738 | 330,524 | 0.25% | 1.42% |
| 1984 | 8,960,679 | 330,593 | 0.23% | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 8,960,547 | 336,452 | -0.001% | 1.77% |
| 1986 | 8,958,171 | 342,121 | -0.03% | 1.68% |
| 1987 | 8,971,359 | 344,485 | 0.15% | 0.69% |
| 1988 | 8,981,446 | 347,325 | 0.11% | 0.82% |
| 1989 | 8,876,972 | 350,722 | -1.16% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 8,718,289 | 354,170 | -1.79% | 0.98% |
| 1991 | 8,632,367 | 363,845 | -0.99% | 2.73% |
| 1992 | 8,540,164 | 367,618 | -1.07% | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 8,472,313 | 371,308 | -0.79% | 1% |
| 1994 | 8,443,591 | 374,797 | -0.34% | 0.94% |
| 1995 | 8,406,067 | 377,419 | -0.44% | 0.7% |
| 1996 | 8,362,826 | 379,905 | -0.51% | 0.66% |
| 1997 | 8,312,068 | 382,791 | -0.61% | 0.76% |
| 1998 | 8,256,786 | 385,287 | -0.67% | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 8,210,624 | 387,578 | -0.56% | 0.59% |
| 2000 | 8,170,172 | 390,087 | -0.49% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 8,009,142 | 393,028 | -1.97% | 0.75% |
| 2002 | 7,837,161 | 395,969 | -2.15% | 0.75% |
| 2003 | 7,775,327 | 398,582 | -0.79% | 0.66% |
| 2004 | 7,716,860 | 401,268 | -0.75% | 0.67% |
| 2005 | 7,658,972 | 403,834 | -0.75% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 7,601,022 | 405,308 | -0.76% | 0.37% |
| 2007 | 7,545,338 | 406,724 | -0.73% | 0.35% |
| 2008 | 7,492,561 | 409,379 | -0.7% | 0.65% |
| 2009 | 7,444,443 | 412,477 | -0.64% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 7,395,599 | 414,508 | -0.66% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 7,348,328 | 416,268 | -0.64% | 0.42% |
| 2012 | 7,305,888 | 420,028 | -0.58% | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 7,160,005 | 424,810 | -2% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 7,073,572 | 433,481 | -1.21% | 2.04% |
| 2015 | 6,984,225 | 444,220 | -1.26% | 2.48% |
| 2016 | 6,894,139 | 454,505 | -1.29% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 6,803,468 | 467,106 | -1.32% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 6,710,798 | 483,903 | -1.36% | 3.6% |
| 2019 | 6,616,726 | 503,912 | -1.4% | 4.13% |
| 2020 | 6,550,696 | 515,490 | -1% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 6,507,301 | 518,150 | -0.66% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 6,465,097 | 531,113 | -0.65% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 6,446,596 | 552,747 | -0.29% | 4.07% |
| 2024 | 6,444,366 | 574,346 | -0.03% | 3.91% |
| 2025 | 6,403,235 | 580,514 | -0.64% | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 6,358,515 | 584,351 | -0.7% | 0.66% |
| 2027 | 6,310,991 | 586,444 | -0.75% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 6,261,580 | 588,290 | -0.78% | 0.31% |
| 2029 | 6,210,816 | 589,776 | -0.81% | 0.25% |
| 2030 | 6,158,806 | 590,973 | -0.84% | 0.2% |
| 2031 | 6,106,271 | 591,921 | -0.85% | 0.16% |
| 2032 | 6,054,057 | 592,622 | -0.86% | 0.12% |
| 2033 | 6,001,675 | 592,974 | -0.87% | 0.06% |
| 2034 | 5,948,975 | 592,827 | -0.88% | -0.02% |
| 2035 | 5,896,427 | 592,332 | -0.88% | -0.08% |
| 2036 | 5,843,557 | 591,668 | -0.9% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 5,790,371 | 590,830 | -0.91% | -0.14% |
| 2038 | 5,737,870 | 589,771 | -0.91% | -0.18% |
| 2039 | 5,685,753 | 588,528 | -0.91% | -0.21% |
| 2040 | 5,633,818 | 587,256 | -0.91% | -0.22% |
| 2041 | 5,582,636 | 585,895 | -0.91% | -0.23% |
| 2042 | 5,532,405 | 584,467 | -0.9% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 5,483,086 | 582,966 | -0.89% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 5,434,397 | 581,355 | -0.89% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 5,386,376 | 579,693 | -0.88% | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 5,338,852 | 577,954 | -0.88% | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 5,291,441 | 576,050 | -0.89% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 5,244,419 | 574,050 | -0.89% | -0.35% |
| 2049 | 5,197,955 | 572,187 | -0.89% | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 5,151,745 | 570,210 | -0.89% | -0.35% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 674,747 people (a 8.81% decline), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bulgaria lost -580,990 (a 8.32% decline), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).
Bulgaria was ranked 92nd most populous country in 2005 and is 111th in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bulgaria's population will shrink by 19.5% to 5,151,745 people with a rank change from 111th to 128th. The population of Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.
Biggest cities by population
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Bulgaria
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Sofia | 1.4M |
| Plovdiv | 387K |
| Varna | 371K |
| Burgas | 226K |
| Stara Zagora | 154K |
| Ruse | 121K |
| Dobrich | 99.7K |
| Pleven | 99.2K |
| Shumen | 94.1K |
| Haskovo | 90.8K |
|
Malta
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| St. Paul's Bay | 32K |
| Birkirkara | 24.4K |
| Mosta | 20.2K |
| Sliema | 16.9K |
| Marsaskala | 15.6K |
| Zabbar | 15.4K |
| Naxxar | 13.4K |
| San Gwann | 12.5K |
| Gzira | 8.03K |
| Valletta | 6.44K |
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Population differences between Bulgaria and Malta
|
Bulgaria
|
Malta
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 44.1 years | 43 years |
| Median age | 45.5 years | 41.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 51.9:48.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.81 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman |
| Population density | 153.7 ppl/mi² | 4,649 ppl/mi² |
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