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

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The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,433,302 in 2025 vs 38,341 people in Monaco in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,390,149 people compared to 38,054 in Monaco.

Population statistics:

  • Bulgaria's population is 167.9 times bigger than Monaco's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Monaco is the 191st.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.0005% for Monaco.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.86% per year vs +0.55% in Monaco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.39M (15.9% decline), while Monaco has grown from 32.1K to 38.1K (18.7% growth).

Bulgaria vs Monaco: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Monaco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Monaco
2100 3,384,288 47,159
2099 3,408,821 46,850
2098 3,433,149 46,588
2097 3,457,549 46,307
2096 3,482,057 46,034
2095 3,506,060 45,749
2094 3,530,278 45,454
2093 3,554,432 45,174
2092 3,578,667 44,921
2091 3,602,907 44,639
2090 3,627,300 44,364
2089 3,652,188 44,111
2088 3,677,416 43,839
2087 3,703,460 43,544
2086 3,730,284 43,258
2085 3,757,953 42,998
2084 3,786,496 42,715
2083 3,815,548 42,439
2082 3,845,662 42,185
2081 3,876,344 41,924
2080 3,908,874 41,662
2079 3,942,344 41,407
2078 3,976,345 41,160
2077 4,011,440 40,889
2076 4,047,182 40,619
2075 4,083,977 40,388
2074 4,122,447 40,162
2073 4,161,511 39,930
2072 4,201,158 39,721
2071 4,241,639 39,508
2070 4,283,145 39,293
2069 4,325,083 39,079
2068 4,367,606 38,878
2067 4,411,116 38,695
2066 4,455,358 38,526
2065 4,500,141 38,353
2064 4,545,243 38,191
2063 4,590,439 38,003
2062 4,635,634 37,868
2061 4,681,315 37,732
2060 4,727,089 37,616
2059 4,772,667 37,467
2058 4,817,532 37,360
2057 4,862,597 37,230
2056 4,907,646 37,112
2055 4,953,105 37,040
2054 4,998,650 36,927
2053 5,044,397 36,835
2052 5,089,817 36,743
2051 5,135,505 36,659
2050 5,181,635 36,578
2049 5,228,058 36,507
2048 5,274,692 36,457
2047 5,322,212 36,412
2046 5,369,645 36,390
2045 5,417,381 36,381
2044 5,465,818 36,380
2043 5,514,902 36,397
2042 5,564,573 36,405
2041 5,615,489 36,460
2040 5,667,076 36,518
2039 5,719,506 36,548
2038 5,771,452 36,592
2037 5,824,628 36,652
2036 5,877,980 36,719
2035 5,930,517 36,792
2034 5,983,205 36,863
2033 6,036,049 36,942
2032 6,088,107 37,042
2031 6,140,619 37,164
2030 6,193,318 37,287
2029 6,244,785 37,444
2028 6,294,981 37,618
2027 6,343,732 37,834
2026 6,390,149 38,054
2025 6,433,302 38,341
2024 6,441,421 38,631
2023 6,446,596 38,956
2022 6,465,097 38,931
2021 6,507,301 38,527
2020 6,550,696 38,050
2019 6,616,726 38,109
2018 6,710,798 38,154
2017 6,803,468 37,678
2016 6,894,139 37,276
2015 6,984,225 36,757
2014 7,073,572 36,128
2013 7,160,005 35,447
2012 7,305,888 34,711
2011 7,348,328 33,946
2010 7,395,599 33,163
2009 7,444,443 32,364
2008 7,492,561 31,836
2007 7,545,338 31,837
2006 7,601,022 32,057
2005 7,658,972 32,210
2004 7,716,860 32,307
2003 7,775,327 32,374
2002 7,837,161 32,422
2001 8,009,142 32,447
2000 8,170,172 32,455
1999 8,210,624 32,410
1998 8,256,786 32,267
1997 8,312,068 32,063
1996 8,362,826 31,837
1995 8,406,067 31,609
1994 8,443,591 31,375
1993 8,472,313 31,136
1992 8,540,164 30,887
1991 8,632,367 30,625
1990 8,718,289 30,358
1989 8,876,972 30,084
1988 8,981,446 29,781
1987 8,971,359 29,446
1986 8,958,171 29,093
1985 8,960,547 28,731
1984 8,960,679 28,356
1983 8,939,738 27,960
1982 8,917,457 27,561
1981 8,891,117 27,293
1980 8,861,535 27,122
1979 8,825,940 26,892
1978 8,814,032 26,605
1977 8,804,183 26,273
1976 8,758,599 25,895
1975 8,720,742 25,500
1974 8,678,745 25,235
1973 8,620,967 25,072
1972 8,576,200 24,862
1971 8,536,395 24,576
1970 8,489,574 24,229
1969 8,434,172 23,831
1968 8,369,603 23,437
1967 8,310,226 23,230
1966 8,258,057 23,131
1965 8,204,168 22,941
1964 8,144,340 22,686
1963 8,078,145 22,385
1962 8,012,946 22,078
1961 7,943,118 21,901
1960 7,867,374 21,808

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Monaco gained 5,219 people (a 16.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 503,990 people (a 7.31% decline), while Monaco's population increased by 778 people (a 2.09% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Monaco was ranked 192nd in 2006 and ranked 191st 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 Monaco will decrease by 3.88% to 36,578 people and will still be ranked 191st.

Monaco is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47.2K 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
Monaco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Monaco
2100 -0.72% 0.66%
2099 -0.71% 0.56%
2098 -0.71% 0.61%
2097 -0.7% 0.59%
2096 -0.68% 0.62%
2095 -0.69% 0.65%
2094 -0.68% 0.62%
2093 -0.68% 0.56%
2092 -0.67% 0.63%
2091 -0.67% 0.62%
2090 -0.68% 0.57%
2089 -0.69% 0.62%
2088 -0.7% 0.68%
2087 -0.72% 0.66%
2086 -0.74% 0.6%
2085 -0.75% 0.66%
2084 -0.76% 0.65%
2083 -0.78% 0.6%
2082 -0.79% 0.62%
2081 -0.83% 0.63%
2080 -0.85% 0.62%
2079 -0.86% 0.6%
2078 -0.87% 0.66%
2077 -0.88% 0.66%
2076 -0.9% 0.57%
2075 -0.93% 0.56%
2074 -0.94% 0.58%
2073 -0.94% 0.52%
2072 -0.95% 0.54%
2071 -0.97% 0.55%
2070 -0.97% 0.55%
2069 -0.97% 0.52%
2068 -0.99% 0.47%
2067 -0.99% 0.44%
2066 -1% 0.45%
2065 -0.99% 0.43%
2064 -0.98% 0.5%
2063 -0.97% 0.36%
2062 -0.98% 0.36%
2061 -0.97% 0.31%
2060 -0.95% 0.4%
2059 -0.93% 0.29%
2058 -0.93% 0.35%
2057 -0.92% 0.32%
2056 -0.92% 0.19%
2055 -0.91% 0.31%
2054 -0.91% 0.25%
2053 -0.89% 0.25%
2052 -0.89% 0.23%
2051 -0.89% 0.22%
2050 -0.89% 0.19%
2049 -0.88% 0.14%
2048 -0.89% 0.12%
2047 -0.88% 0.06%
2046 -0.88% 0.02%
2045 -0.89% 0.003%
2044 -0.89% -0.05%
2043 -0.89% -0.02%
2042 -0.91% -0.15%
2041 -0.91% -0.16%
2040 -0.92% -0.08%
2039 -0.9% -0.12%
2038 -0.91% -0.16%
2037 -0.91% -0.18%
2036 -0.89% -0.2%
2035 -0.88% -0.19%
2034 -0.88% -0.21%
2033 -0.86% -0.27%
2032 -0.86% -0.33%
2031 -0.85% -0.33%
2030 -0.82% -0.42%
2029 -0.8% -0.46%
2028 -0.77% -0.57%
2027 -0.73% -0.58%
2026 -0.67% -0.75%
2025 -0.13% -0.75%
2024 -0.08% -0.83%
2023 -0.29% 0.06%
2022 -0.65% 1.05%
2021 -0.66% 1.25%
2020 -1% -0.15%
2019 -1.4% -0.12%
2018 -1.36% 1.26%
2017 -1.32% 1.08%
2016 -1.29% 1.41%
2015 -1.26% 1.74%
2014 -1.21% 1.92%
2013 -2% 2.12%
2012 -0.58% 2.25%
2011 -0.64% 2.36%
2010 -0.66% 2.47%
2009 -0.64% 1.66%
2008 -0.7% -0.003%
2007 -0.73% -0.69%
2006 -0.76% -0.48%
2005 -0.75% -0.3%
2004 -0.75% -0.21%
2003 -0.79% -0.15%
2002 -2.15% -0.08%
2001 -1.97% -0.02%
2000 -0.49% 0.14%
1999 -0.56% 0.44%
1998 -0.67% 0.64%
1997 -0.61% 0.71%
1996 -0.51% 0.72%
1995 -0.44% 0.75%
1994 -0.34% 0.77%
1993 -0.79% 0.81%
1992 -1.07% 0.86%
1991 -0.99% 0.88%
1990 -1.79% 0.91%
1989 -1.16% 1.02%
1988 0.11% 1.14%
1987 0.15% 1.21%
1986 -0.03% 1.26%
1985 -0.001% 1.32%
1984 0.23% 1.42%
1983 0.25% 1.45%
1982 0.3% 0.98%
1981 0.33% 0.63%
1980 0.4% 0.86%
1979 0.14% 1.08%
1978 0.11% 1.26%
1977 0.52% 1.46%
1976 0.43% 1.55%
1975 0.48% 1.05%
1974 0.67% 0.65%
1973 0.52% 0.84%
1972 0.47% 1.16%
1971 0.55% 1.43%
1970 0.66% 1.67%
1969 0.77% 1.68%
1968 0.71% 0.89%
1967 0.63% 0.43%
1966 0.66% 0.83%
1965 0.73% 1.12%
1964 0.82% 1.34%
1963 0.81% 1.39%
1962 0.88% 0.81%
1961 0.96% 0.43%

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 Monaco's population declined by 0.75%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Monaco
Current population
6390149
38054
Population rank 112/197 191/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.0005%
One net population change
1.08 hours
1.26 days
One birth every
9.83 minutes
23.7 hours
One death every
5.23 minutes
11.3 hours
Daily growth/decline -22 -1
Annual growth/decline -8,119 -290
Annual growth/decline rate -0.13% -0.75%
Population growth rate rank 168/197 191/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
3.66 days
Annual migration change -2,961 +100
Net migration rank 106/196 73/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 27,106
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 167/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 70.2%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 3/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Monaco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Monaco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - 100
2024 -47,023 524 -409 110
2023 -43,837 5,173 -449 88
2022 -62,065 26,498 -576 995
2021 -90,452 11,756 -605 999
2020 -65,507 30,167 -445 999
2019 -46,317 -2,156 -473 -198
2018 -46,304 -3,873 -423 999
2017 -45,583 -6,109 -417 798
2016 -42,744 -9,482 -376 798
2015 -44,699 -4,227 -327 939
2014 -41,027 -2,180 -266 916
2013 -37,948 -1,324 -216 926
2012 -40,183 -26,334 -144 906
2011 -37,477 -23,360 -91 866
2010 -34,759 -21,668 -18 808
2009 -26,800 -19,060 23 785
2008 -32,967 -17,595 40 206
2007 -37,727 -16,366 24 -274
2006 -39,526 -15,184 25 -209
2005 -42,124 -14,435 26 -147
2004 -40,128 -13,604 31 -112
2003 -44,319 -13,183 14 -68
2002 -46,240 -12,735 26 -60
2001 -44,050 -30,726 52 -69
2000 -41,668 -26,211 36 -33
1999 -39,411 -23,846 25 64
1998 -52,844 -23,262 18 173
1997 -58,185 -22,963 6 212
1996 -45,159 -21,520 -6 229
1995 -42,030 -22,020 -14 246
1994 -32,086 -20,984 -22 262
1993 -24,569 -19,973 -29 276
1992 -18,789 -120,552 -33 293
1991 -14,675 -119,356 -35 299
1990 -3,487 -116,817 -26 289
1989 5,326 -114,705 -2 285
1988 9,879 215 19 304
1987 8,971 357 30 315
1986 16,125 1,104 16 340
1985 11,649 -19,230 -5 374
1984 20,610 -1,032 -30 412
1983 21,455 -1,872 -49 456
1982 24,077 -1,860 -59 447
1981 29,341 -1,830 -60 201
1980 30,129 -2,045 -53 256
1979 40,599 -872 -47 306
1978 44,070 -62,769 -45 355
1977 47,543 -11,955 -51 407
1976 56,055 -2,522 -57 459
1975 54,941 -38,071 -60 458
1974 64,223 -1,402 -55 198
1973 57,760 -5,409 -48 218
1972 47,169 -11,296 -41 294
1971 52,925 -7,654 -35 358
1970 61,125 -11,315 -30 406
1969 63,256 -3,204 -29 450
1968 69,468 -132 -25 388
1967 49,861 -420 -22 67
1966 54,504 -144 -15 162
1965 58,249 -1,406 -12 243
1964 66,783 505 -9 287
1963 66,241 500 -4 333
1962 64,104 499 5 283
1961 75,460 378 13 52
1960 76,314 -1,112 20 103

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 Monaco 40.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,500 people) and 59.2% is from migration (a gain of 6,527 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 27,106 people or 70.2% in Monaco.

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
Monaco
City Population
Monaco 38.9K
Monte Carlo 15.2K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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