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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 6.11 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Bulgaria vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Morocco
2100 3,368,029 38,181,184
2099 3,392,444 38,411,679
2098 3,416,655 38,639,306
2097 3,440,938 38,863,211
2096 3,465,328 39,084,772
2095 3,489,216 39,302,453
2094 3,513,318 39,515,556
2093 3,537,356 39,726,709
2092 3,561,475 39,934,218
2091 3,585,597 40,138,565
2090 3,609,873 40,337,690
2089 3,634,642 40,532,151
2088 3,659,749 40,718,654
2087 3,685,668 40,902,624
2086 3,712,363 41,085,174
2085 3,739,898 41,264,970
2084 3,768,305 41,438,801
2083 3,797,217 41,604,865
2082 3,827,186 41,768,393
2081 3,857,721 41,927,610
2080 3,890,095 42,082,087
2079 3,923,403 42,233,228
2078 3,957,241 42,377,404
2077 3,992,168 42,515,702
2076 4,027,738 42,648,054
2075 4,064,356 42,775,325
2074 4,102,642 42,898,811
2073 4,141,518 43,017,234
2072 4,180,975 43,128,932
2071 4,221,261 43,232,517
2070 4,262,568 43,332,679
2069 4,304,304 43,423,419
2068 4,346,623 43,507,485
2067 4,389,924 43,586,077
2066 4,433,953 43,654,657
2065 4,478,521 43,723,648
2064 4,523,406 43,781,054
2063 4,568,385 43,828,593
2062 4,613,363 43,871,197
2061 4,658,825 43,902,710
2060 4,704,379 43,927,001
2059 4,749,738 43,942,510
2058 4,794,388 43,944,996
2057 4,839,236 43,939,695
2056 4,884,068 43,927,624
2055 4,929,309 43,902,661
2054 4,974,635 43,866,486
2053 5,020,162 43,819,100
2052 5,065,364 43,759,239
2051 5,110,833 43,688,144
2050 5,156,741 43,605,074
2049 5,202,941 43,517,919
2048 5,249,351 43,417,554
2047 5,296,642 43,308,462
2046 5,343,848 43,192,511
2045 5,391,354 43,065,569
2044 5,439,559 42,925,634
2043 5,488,407 42,780,215
2042 5,537,839 42,623,872
2041 5,588,510 42,456,113
2040 5,639,850 42,280,578
2039 5,692,028 42,098,906
2038 5,743,725 41,902,451
2037 5,796,645 41,700,541
2036 5,849,741 41,488,891
2035 5,902,025 41,266,216
2034 5,954,460 41,037,058
2033 6,007,050 40,795,454
2032 6,058,858 40,544,755
2031 6,111,118 40,280,535
2030 6,163,564 40,005,642
2029 6,214,784 39,720,087
2028 6,264,738 39,422,016
2027 6,313,255 39,109,148
2026 6,359,449 38,783,685
2025 6,402,394 38,442,658
2024 6,441,421 38,081,173
2023 6,446,596 37,712,505
2022 6,465,097 37,329,064
2021 6,507,301 36,954,442
2020 6,550,696 36,584,208
2019 6,616,726 36,210,898
2018 6,710,798 35,839,760
2017 6,803,468 35,446,392
2016 6,894,139 35,023,457
2015 6,984,225 34,607,588
2014 7,073,572 34,204,780
2013 7,160,005 33,787,571
2012 7,305,888 33,355,241
2011 7,348,328 32,912,588
2010 7,395,599 32,467,016
2009 7,444,443 32,030,778
2008 7,492,561 31,606,767
2007 7,545,338 31,186,468
2006 7,601,022 30,771,178
2005 7,658,972 30,358,144
2004 7,716,860 29,953,018
2003 7,775,327 29,571,415
2002 7,837,161 29,198,142
2001 8,009,142 28,814,643
2000 8,170,172 28,423,435
1999 8,210,624 28,027,179
1998 8,256,786 27,621,648
1997 8,312,068 27,213,337
1996 8,362,826 26,808,107
1995 8,406,067 26,399,429
1994 8,443,591 26,000,822
1993 8,472,313 25,614,586
1992 8,540,164 25,212,468
1991 8,632,367 24,799,014
1990 8,718,289 24,375,551
1989 8,876,972 23,939,414
1988 8,981,446 23,500,524
1987 8,971,359 23,054,392
1986 8,958,171 22,600,803
1985 8,960,547 22,113,953
1984 8,960,679 21,593,778
1983 8,939,738 21,060,696
1982 8,917,457 20,520,318
1981 8,891,117 19,985,401
1980 8,861,535 19,459,943
1979 8,825,940 18,955,589
1978 8,814,032 18,477,385
1977 8,804,183 18,014,756
1976 8,758,599 17,574,182
1975 8,720,742 17,150,786
1974 8,678,745 16,733,842
1973 8,620,967 16,326,269
1972 8,576,200 15,924,692
1971 8,536,395 15,527,225
1970 8,489,574 15,129,449
1969 8,434,172 14,734,255
1968 8,369,603 14,347,899
1967 8,310,226 13,968,175
1966 8,258,057 13,597,065
1965 8,204,168 13,239,171
1964 8,144,340 12,898,886
1963 8,078,145 12,577,502
1962 8,012,946 12,253,092
1961 7,943,118 11,931,085
1960 7,867,374 11,624,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M 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
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Morocco
2100 -0.72% -0.6%
2099 -0.71% -0.59%
2098 -0.71% -0.58%
2097 -0.7% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 -0.68% -0.48%
2089 -0.69% -0.46%
2088 -0.7% -0.45%
2087 -0.72% -0.44%
2086 -0.74% -0.44%
2085 -0.75% -0.42%
2084 -0.76% -0.4%
2083 -0.78% -0.39%
2082 -0.79% -0.38%
2081 -0.83% -0.37%
2080 -0.85% -0.36%
2079 -0.86% -0.34%
2078 -0.87% -0.33%
2077 -0.88% -0.31%
2076 -0.9% -0.3%
2075 -0.93% -0.29%
2074 -0.94% -0.28%
2073 -0.94% -0.26%
2072 -0.95% -0.24%
2071 -0.97% -0.23%
2070 -0.97% -0.21%
2069 -0.97% -0.19%
2068 -0.99% -0.18%
2067 -0.99% -0.16%
2066 -1% -0.16%
2065 -0.99% -0.13%
2064 -0.98% -0.11%
2063 -0.97% -0.1%
2062 -0.98% -0.07%
2061 -0.97% -0.06%
2060 -0.95% -0.04%
2059 -0.93% -0.006%
2058 -0.93% 0.01%
2057 -0.92% 0.03%
2056 -0.92% 0.06%
2055 -0.91% 0.08%
2054 -0.91% 0.11%
2053 -0.89% 0.14%
2052 -0.89% 0.16%
2051 -0.89% 0.19%
2050 -0.89% 0.2%
2049 -0.88% 0.23%
2048 -0.89% 0.25%
2047 -0.88% 0.27%
2046 -0.88% 0.29%
2045 -0.89% 0.33%
2044 -0.89% 0.34%
2043 -0.89% 0.37%
2042 -0.91% 0.4%
2041 -0.91% 0.42%
2040 -0.92% 0.43%
2039 -0.9% 0.47%
2038 -0.91% 0.48%
2037 -0.91% 0.51%
2036 -0.89% 0.54%
2035 -0.88% 0.56%
2034 -0.88% 0.59%
2033 -0.86% 0.62%
2032 -0.86% 0.66%
2031 -0.85% 0.69%
2030 -0.82% 0.72%
2029 -0.8% 0.76%
2028 -0.77% 0.8%
2027 -0.73% 0.84%
2026 -0.67% 0.89%
2025 -0.61% 0.95%
2024 -0.08% 0.98%
2023 -0.29% 1.03%
2022 -0.65% 1.01%
2021 -0.66% 1.01%
2020 -1% 1.03%
2019 -1.4% 1.04%
2018 -1.36% 1.11%
2017 -1.32% 1.21%
2016 -1.29% 1.2%
2015 -1.26% 1.18%
2014 -1.21% 1.23%
2013 -2% 1.3%
2012 -0.58% 1.34%
2011 -0.64% 1.37%
2010 -0.66% 1.36%
2009 -0.64% 1.34%
2008 -0.7% 1.35%
2007 -0.73% 1.35%
2006 -0.76% 1.36%
2005 -0.75% 1.35%
2004 -0.75% 1.29%
2003 -0.79% 1.28%
2002 -2.15% 1.33%
2001 -1.97% 1.38%
2000 -0.49% 1.41%
1999 -0.56% 1.47%
1998 -0.67% 1.5%
1997 -0.61% 1.51%
1996 -0.51% 1.55%
1995 -0.44% 1.53%
1994 -0.34% 1.51%
1993 -0.79% 1.59%
1992 -1.07% 1.67%
1991 -0.99% 1.74%
1990 -1.79% 1.82%
1989 -1.16% 1.87%
1988 0.11% 1.94%
1987 0.15% 2.01%
1986 -0.03% 2.2%
1985 -0.001% 2.41%
1984 0.23% 2.53%
1983 0.25% 2.63%
1982 0.3% 2.68%
1981 0.33% 2.7%
1980 0.4% 2.66%
1979 0.14% 2.59%
1978 0.11% 2.57%
1977 0.52% 2.51%
1976 0.43% 2.47%
1975 0.48% 2.49%
1974 0.67% 2.5%
1973 0.52% 2.52%
1972 0.47% 2.56%
1971 0.55% 2.63%
1970 0.66% 2.68%
1969 0.77% 2.69%
1968 0.71% 2.72%
1967 0.63% 2.73%
1966 0.66% 2.7%
1965 0.73% 2.64%
1964 0.82% 2.56%
1963 0.81% 2.65%
1962 0.88% 2.7%
1961 0.96% 2.63%

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 Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Morocco
Current population
6359449
38871720
Population rank 112/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.47%
One net population change
1.69 hours
1.43 minutes
One birth every
9.16 minutes
50.1 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +1,010
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 104/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -56,254
Net migration rank 106/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -56,254
2024 - 524 - -46,802
2023 -43,837 5,173 417,213 -39,650
2022 -62,065 26,498 427,903 -38,594
2021 -90,452 11,756 407,829 -47,902
2020 -65,507 30,167 415,999 -35,474
2019 -46,317 -2,156 457,307 -91,217
2018 -46,304 -3,873 464,375 -88,159
2017 -45,583 -6,109 471,011 -60,472
2016 -42,744 -9,482 474,637 -39,302
2015 -44,699 -4,227 477,654 -81,248
2014 -41,027 -2,180 481,295 -72,065
2013 -37,948 -1,324 492,284 -67,096
2012 -40,183 -26,334 504,698 -65,251
2011 -37,477 -23,360 513,305 -67,447
2010 -34,759 -21,668 515,804 -70,510
2009 -26,800 -19,060 509,386 -82,203
2008 -32,967 -17,595 499,766 -78,912
2007 -37,727 -16,366 493,526 -73,759
2006 -39,526 -15,184 483,200 -72,364
2005 -42,124 -14,435 474,285 -59,024
2004 -40,128 -13,604 461,756 -66,749
2003 -44,319 -13,183 452,650 -84,460
2002 -46,240 -12,735 446,147 -67,802
2001 -44,050 -30,726 452,621 -63,967
2000 -41,668 -26,211 461,341 -67,569
1999 -39,411 -23,846 473,071 -74,343
1998 -52,844 -23,262 492,604 -80,286
1997 -58,185 -22,963 500,807 -96,502
1996 -45,159 -21,520 501,499 -95,331
1995 -42,030 -22,020 496,573 -85,386
1994 -32,086 -20,984 501,426 -115,404
1993 -24,569 -19,973 507,707 -121,254
1992 -18,789 -120,552 525,680 -107,911
1991 -14,675 -119,356 539,850 -130,717
1990 -3,487 -116,817 535,506 -97,711
1989 5,326 -114,705 538,996 -104,509
1988 9,879 215 545,800 -102,484
1987 8,971 357 553,005 -104,029
1986 16,125 1,104 558,105 -99,905
1985 11,649 -19,230 560,810 -45,336
1984 20,610 -1,032 564,159 -39,319
1983 21,455 -1,872 566,301 -24,988
1982 24,077 -1,860 564,904 -25,471
1981 29,341 -1,830 552,936 -22,553
1980 30,129 -2,045 534,448 -13,899
1979 40,599 -872 515,554 -27,374
1978 44,070 -62,769 498,834 -30,600
1977 47,543 -11,955 489,173 -32,161
1976 56,055 -2,522 482,130 -58,019
1975 54,941 -38,071 474,631 -51,968
1974 64,223 -1,402 464,147 -52,927
1973 57,760 -5,409 455,699 -51,772
1972 47,169 -11,296 446,449 -47,226
1971 52,925 -7,654 435,104 -39,385
1970 61,125 -11,315 426,015 -26,168
1969 63,256 -3,204 414,931 -24,389
1968 69,468 -132 407,437 -25,267
1967 49,861 -420 400,594 -23,309
1966 54,504 -144 391,881 -26,945
1965 58,249 -1,406 383,989 -33,139
1964 66,783 505 375,835 -46,106
1963 66,241 500 369,250 -56,214
1962 64,104 499 363,843 -28,071
1961 75,460 378 348,650 -40,413
1960 76,314 -1,112 323,499 -19,434

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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