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

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The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,433,302 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,390,149 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 20.9 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.68% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.86% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.39M (15.9% decline), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Bulgaria vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Mexico
2100 3,384,288 131,158,772
2099 3,408,821 131,919,278
2098 3,433,149 132,676,226
2097 3,457,549 133,430,730
2096 3,482,057 134,179,811
2095 3,506,060 134,924,667
2094 3,530,278 135,662,399
2093 3,554,432 136,390,414
2092 3,578,667 137,102,695
2091 3,602,907 137,808,909
2090 3,627,300 138,501,995
2089 3,652,188 139,183,536
2088 3,677,416 139,849,476
2087 3,703,460 140,504,916
2086 3,730,284 141,148,688
2085 3,757,953 141,779,696
2084 3,786,496 142,390,038
2083 3,815,548 142,983,168
2082 3,845,662 143,553,646
2081 3,876,344 144,112,618
2080 3,908,874 144,651,130
2079 3,942,344 145,168,756
2078 3,976,345 145,664,735
2077 4,011,440 146,138,472
2076 4,047,182 146,589,999
2075 4,083,977 147,020,176
2074 4,122,447 147,428,934
2073 4,161,511 147,814,398
2072 4,201,158 148,174,180
2071 4,241,639 148,507,034
2070 4,283,145 148,821,087
2069 4,325,083 149,107,578
2068 4,367,606 149,368,537
2067 4,411,116 149,603,163
2066 4,455,358 149,814,864
2065 4,500,141 150,001,973
2064 4,545,243 150,160,667
2063 4,590,439 150,292,498
2062 4,635,634 150,396,857
2061 4,681,315 150,474,868
2060 4,727,089 150,528,257
2059 4,772,667 150,549,825
2058 4,817,532 150,541,650
2057 4,862,597 150,507,950
2056 4,907,646 150,447,865
2055 4,953,105 150,356,976
2054 4,998,650 150,235,899
2053 5,044,397 150,083,305
2052 5,089,817 149,896,641
2051 5,135,505 149,677,830
2050 5,181,635 149,423,583
2049 5,228,058 149,138,900
2048 5,274,692 148,809,771
2047 5,322,212 148,451,951
2046 5,369,645 148,054,747
2045 5,417,381 147,620,456
2044 5,465,818 147,146,325
2043 5,514,902 146,641,077
2042 5,564,573 146,096,981
2041 5,615,489 145,517,171
2040 5,667,076 144,905,265
2039 5,719,506 144,260,027
2038 5,771,452 143,575,746
2037 5,824,628 142,857,009
2036 5,877,980 142,113,069
2035 5,930,517 141,334,167
2034 5,983,205 140,529,082
2033 6,036,049 139,687,630
2032 6,088,107 138,818,384
2031 6,140,619 137,922,237
2030 6,193,318 136,998,375
2029 6,244,785 136,046,964
2028 6,294,981 135,066,178
2027 6,343,732 134,056,943
2026 6,390,149 133,017,798
2025 6,433,302 131,946,900
2024 6,441,421 130,861,007
2023 6,446,596 129,739,759
2022 6,465,097 128,613,117
2021 6,507,301 127,648,148
2020 6,550,696 126,799,054
2019 6,616,726 125,762,982
2018 6,710,798 124,573,711
2017 6,803,468 123,400,057
2016 6,894,139 122,251,351
2015 6,984,225 121,072,306
2014 7,073,572 119,784,261
2013 7,160,005 118,343,573
2012 7,305,888 116,818,208
2011 7,348,328 115,243,504
2010 7,395,599 113,623,895
2009 7,444,443 111,999,721
2008 7,492,561 110,374,288
2007 7,545,338 108,774,360
2006 7,601,022 107,253,666
2005 7,658,972 105,811,504
2004 7,716,860 104,394,131
2003 7,775,327 102,978,515
2002 7,837,161 101,548,624
2001 8,009,142 100,099,099
2000 8,170,172 98,625,552
1999 8,210,624 97,115,707
1998 8,256,786 95,575,245
1997 8,312,068 94,021,207
1996 8,362,826 92,452,702
1995 8,406,067 90,862,455
1994 8,443,591 89,259,205
1993 8,472,313 87,653,807
1992 8,540,164 86,044,809
1991 8,632,367 84,430,572
1990 8,718,289 82,820,170
1989 8,876,972 81,247,182
1988 8,981,446 79,695,531
1987 8,971,359 78,136,651
1986 8,958,171 76,585,637
1985 8,960,547 75,043,414
1984 8,960,679 73,506,846
1983 8,939,738 71,971,240
1982 8,917,457 70,433,260
1981 8,891,117 68,892,108
1980 8,861,535 67,300,334
1979 8,825,940 65,648,865
1978 8,814,032 63,979,046
1977 8,804,183 62,308,493
1976 8,758,599 60,645,512
1975 8,720,742 58,982,400
1974 8,678,745 57,320,149
1973 8,620,967 55,667,284
1972 8,576,200 54,030,168
1971 8,536,395 52,412,558
1970 8,489,574 50,814,953
1969 8,434,172 49,233,194
1968 8,369,603 47,668,303
1967 8,310,226 46,129,608
1966 8,258,057 44,629,106
1965 8,204,168 43,174,477
1964 8,144,340 41,772,049
1963 8,078,145 40,424,065
1962 8,012,946 39,129,200
1961 7,943,118 37,890,118
1960 7,867,374 36,724,615

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

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 503,990 people (a 7.31% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M 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
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Mexico
2100 -0.72% -0.58%
2099 -0.71% -0.57%
2098 -0.71% -0.57%
2097 -0.7% -0.56%
2096 -0.68% -0.55%
2095 -0.69% -0.54%
2094 -0.68% -0.53%
2093 -0.68% -0.52%
2092 -0.67% -0.51%
2091 -0.67% -0.5%
2090 -0.68% -0.49%
2089 -0.69% -0.48%
2088 -0.7% -0.47%
2087 -0.72% -0.46%
2086 -0.74% -0.45%
2085 -0.75% -0.43%
2084 -0.76% -0.41%
2083 -0.78% -0.4%
2082 -0.79% -0.39%
2081 -0.83% -0.37%
2080 -0.85% -0.36%
2079 -0.86% -0.34%
2078 -0.87% -0.32%
2077 -0.88% -0.31%
2076 -0.9% -0.29%
2075 -0.93% -0.28%
2074 -0.94% -0.26%
2073 -0.94% -0.24%
2072 -0.95% -0.22%
2071 -0.97% -0.21%
2070 -0.97% -0.19%
2069 -0.97% -0.17%
2068 -0.99% -0.16%
2067 -0.99% -0.14%
2066 -1% -0.12%
2065 -0.99% -0.11%
2064 -0.98% -0.09%
2063 -0.97% -0.07%
2062 -0.98% -0.05%
2061 -0.97% -0.04%
2060 -0.95% -0.01%
2059 -0.93% 0.005%
2058 -0.93% 0.02%
2057 -0.92% 0.04%
2056 -0.92% 0.06%
2055 -0.91% 0.08%
2054 -0.91% 0.1%
2053 -0.89% 0.12%
2052 -0.89% 0.15%
2051 -0.89% 0.17%
2050 -0.89% 0.19%
2049 -0.88% 0.22%
2048 -0.89% 0.24%
2047 -0.88% 0.27%
2046 -0.88% 0.29%
2045 -0.89% 0.32%
2044 -0.89% 0.34%
2043 -0.89% 0.37%
2042 -0.91% 0.4%
2041 -0.91% 0.42%
2040 -0.92% 0.45%
2039 -0.9% 0.48%
2038 -0.91% 0.5%
2037 -0.91% 0.52%
2036 -0.89% 0.55%
2035 -0.88% 0.57%
2034 -0.88% 0.6%
2033 -0.86% 0.63%
2032 -0.86% 0.65%
2031 -0.85% 0.67%
2030 -0.82% 0.7%
2029 -0.8% 0.73%
2028 -0.77% 0.75%
2027 -0.73% 0.78%
2026 -0.67% 0.81%
2025 -0.13% 0.83%
2024 -0.08% 0.86%
2023 -0.29% 0.88%
2022 -0.65% 0.76%
2021 -0.66% 0.67%
2020 -1% 0.82%
2019 -1.4% 0.95%
2018 -1.36% 0.95%
2017 -1.32% 0.94%
2016 -1.29% 0.97%
2015 -1.26% 1.08%
2014 -1.21% 1.22%
2013 -2% 1.31%
2012 -0.58% 1.37%
2011 -0.64% 1.43%
2010 -0.66% 1.45%
2009 -0.64% 1.47%
2008 -0.7% 1.47%
2007 -0.73% 1.42%
2006 -0.76% 1.36%
2005 -0.75% 1.36%
2004 -0.75% 1.37%
2003 -0.79% 1.41%
2002 -2.15% 1.45%
2001 -1.97% 1.49%
2000 -0.49% 1.55%
1999 -0.56% 1.61%
1998 -0.67% 1.65%
1997 -0.61% 1.7%
1996 -0.51% 1.75%
1995 -0.44% 1.8%
1994 -0.34% 1.83%
1993 -0.79% 1.87%
1992 -1.07% 1.91%
1991 -0.99% 1.94%
1990 -1.79% 1.94%
1989 -1.16% 1.95%
1988 0.11% 2%
1987 0.15% 2.03%
1986 -0.03% 2.06%
1985 -0.001% 2.09%
1984 0.23% 2.13%
1983 0.25% 2.18%
1982 0.3% 2.24%
1981 0.33% 2.37%
1980 0.4% 2.52%
1979 0.14% 2.61%
1978 0.11% 2.68%
1977 0.52% 2.74%
1976 0.43% 2.82%
1975 0.48% 2.9%
1974 0.67% 2.97%
1973 0.52% 3.03%
1972 0.47% 3.09%
1971 0.55% 3.14%
1970 0.66% 3.21%
1969 0.77% 3.28%
1968 0.71% 3.34%
1967 0.63% 3.36%
1966 0.66% 3.37%
1965 0.73% 3.36%
1964 0.82% 3.33%
1963 0.81% 3.31%
1962 0.88% 3.27%
1961 0.96% 3.17%

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 Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Mexico
Current population
6390149
133551566
Population rank 112/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.61%
One net population change
1.08 hours
29.1 seconds
One birth every
9.83 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
5.23 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -22 +2,975
Annual growth/decline -8,119 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate -0.13% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 168/197 109/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -108,037
Net migration rank 106/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -108,037
2024 -47,023 524 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 -43,837 5,173 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 -62,065 26,498 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 -90,452 11,756 936,682 -122,791
2020 -65,507 30,167 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 -46,317 -2,156 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 -46,304 -3,873 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 -45,583 -6,109 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 -42,744 -9,482 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 -44,699 -4,227 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 -41,027 -2,180 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 -37,948 -1,324 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 -40,183 -26,334 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 -37,477 -23,360 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 -34,759 -21,668 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 -26,800 -19,060 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 -32,967 -17,595 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 -37,727 -16,366 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 -39,526 -15,184 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 -42,124 -14,435 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 -40,128 -13,604 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 -44,319 -13,183 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 -46,240 -12,735 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 -44,050 -30,726 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 -41,668 -26,211 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 -39,411 -23,846 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 -52,844 -23,262 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 -58,185 -22,963 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 -45,159 -21,520 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 -42,030 -22,020 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 -32,086 -20,984 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 -24,569 -19,973 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 -18,789 -120,552 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 -14,675 -119,356 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 -3,487 -116,817 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 5,326 -114,705 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 9,879 215 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 8,971 357 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 16,125 1,104 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 11,649 -19,230 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 20,610 -1,032 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 21,455 -1,872 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 24,077 -1,860 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 29,341 -1,830 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 30,129 -2,045 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 40,599 -872 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 44,070 -62,769 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 47,543 -11,955 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 56,055 -2,522 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 54,941 -38,071 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 64,223 -1,402 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 57,760 -5,409 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 47,169 -11,296 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 52,925 -7,654 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 61,125 -11,315 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 63,256 -3,204 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 69,468 -132 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 49,861 -420 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 54,504 -144 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 58,249 -1,406 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 66,783 505 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 66,241 500 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 64,104 499 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 75,460 378 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 76,314 -1,112 1,206,955 -85,591

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 Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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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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