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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 21 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 1.69% 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 -0.96% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Bulgaria vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Mexico
2100 3,368,029 131,182,639
2099 3,392,444 131,943,283
2098 3,416,655 132,700,369
2097 3,440,938 133,455,010
2096 3,465,328 134,204,227
2095 3,489,216 134,949,218
2094 3,513,318 135,687,085
2093 3,537,356 136,415,232
2092 3,561,475 137,127,644
2091 3,585,597 137,833,985
2090 3,609,873 138,527,198
2089 3,634,642 139,208,862
2088 3,659,749 139,874,924
2087 3,685,668 140,530,483
2086 3,712,363 141,174,372
2085 3,739,898 141,805,496
2084 3,768,305 142,415,948
2083 3,797,217 143,009,187
2082 3,827,186 143,579,768
2081 3,857,721 144,138,842
2080 3,890,095 144,677,451
2079 3,923,403 145,195,172
2078 3,957,241 145,691,242
2077 3,992,168 146,165,064
2076 4,027,738 146,616,674
2075 4,064,356 147,046,928
2074 4,102,642 147,455,761
2073 4,141,518 147,841,295
2072 4,180,975 148,201,143
2071 4,221,261 148,534,057
2070 4,262,568 148,848,168
2069 4,304,304 149,134,711
2068 4,346,623 149,395,717
2067 4,389,924 149,630,386
2066 4,433,953 149,842,125
2065 4,478,521 150,029,268
2064 4,523,406 150,187,992
2063 4,568,385 150,319,846
2062 4,613,363 150,424,224
2061 4,658,825 150,502,250
2060 4,704,379 150,555,648
2059 4,749,738 150,577,220
2058 4,794,388 150,569,044
2057 4,839,236 150,535,337
2056 4,884,068 150,475,242
2055 4,929,309 150,384,336
2054 4,974,635 150,263,237
2053 5,020,162 150,110,615
2052 5,065,364 149,923,918
2051 5,110,833 149,705,066
2050 5,156,741 149,450,774
2049 5,202,941 149,166,038
2048 5,249,351 148,836,849
2047 5,296,642 148,478,965
2046 5,343,848 148,081,688
2045 5,391,354 147,647,318
2044 5,439,559 147,173,101
2043 5,488,407 146,667,761
2042 5,537,839 146,123,566
2041 5,588,510 145,543,650
2040 5,639,850 144,931,633
2039 5,692,028 144,286,278
2038 5,743,725 143,601,872
2037 5,796,645 142,883,005
2036 5,849,741 142,138,929
2035 5,902,025 141,359,885
2034 5,954,460 140,554,653
2033 6,007,050 139,713,048
2032 6,058,858 138,843,644
2031 6,111,118 137,947,334
2030 6,163,564 137,023,304
2029 6,214,784 136,071,720
2028 6,264,738 135,090,755
2027 6,313,255 134,081,337
2026 6,359,449 133,042,003
2025 6,402,394 131,970,909
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% 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 5,156,741 people with a rank change from 112th to 128th. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 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 3.37M 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 -0.61% 0.85%
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 (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 Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Mexico
Current population
6359449
133323134
Population rank 112/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.61%
One net population change
1.69 hours
28.1 seconds
One birth every
9.16 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -14 +3,072
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 110/197
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 - 524 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 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 329K
Varna 319K
Burgas 189K
Stara Zagora 121K
Ruse 121K
Pleven 88.6K
Sliven 78.2K
Dobrich 69.4K
Shumen 66.6K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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

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