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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 5.81 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Bulgaria vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Mozambique
2100 3,368,029 105,684,658
2099 3,392,444 105,291,198
2098 3,416,655 104,859,475
2097 3,440,938 104,428,679
2096 3,465,328 103,962,668
2095 3,489,216 103,480,514
2094 3,513,318 102,989,197
2093 3,537,356 102,464,565
2092 3,561,475 101,929,545
2091 3,585,597 101,410,418
2090 3,609,873 100,829,728
2089 3,634,642 100,211,758
2088 3,659,749 99,594,130
2087 3,685,668 98,943,096
2086 3,712,363 98,288,529
2085 3,739,898 97,609,760
2084 3,768,305 96,926,143
2083 3,797,217 96,193,441
2082 3,827,186 95,449,095
2081 3,857,721 94,708,064
2080 3,890,095 93,957,824
2079 3,923,403 93,171,561
2078 3,957,241 92,350,666
2077 3,992,168 91,530,198
2076 4,027,738 90,699,125
2075 4,064,356 89,848,943
2074 4,102,642 88,999,187
2073 4,141,518 88,113,398
2072 4,180,975 87,210,961
2071 4,221,261 86,283,286
2070 4,262,568 85,349,704
2069 4,304,304 84,361,565
2068 4,346,623 83,400,997
2067 4,389,924 82,437,397
2066 4,433,953 81,437,030
2065 4,478,521 80,446,244
2064 4,523,406 79,433,801
2063 4,568,385 78,430,632
2062 4,613,363 77,376,597
2061 4,658,825 76,274,806
2060 4,704,379 75,197,384
2059 4,749,738 74,082,771
2058 4,794,388 72,958,774
2057 4,839,236 71,828,186
2056 4,884,068 70,677,889
2055 4,929,309 69,542,373
2054 4,974,635 68,419,331
2053 5,020,162 67,306,817
2052 5,065,364 66,163,407
2051 5,110,833 65,032,770
2050 5,156,741 63,898,302
2049 5,202,941 62,731,532
2048 5,249,351 61,579,833
2047 5,296,642 60,424,101
2046 5,343,848 59,273,421
2045 5,391,354 58,132,244
2044 5,439,559 56,969,604
2043 5,488,407 55,814,906
2042 5,537,839 54,633,120
2041 5,588,510 53,476,191
2040 5,639,850 52,305,805
2039 5,692,028 51,136,087
2038 5,743,725 49,973,820
2037 5,796,645 48,827,661
2036 5,849,741 47,668,628
2035 5,902,025 46,520,419
2034 5,954,460 45,358,645
2033 6,007,050 44,229,218
2032 6,058,858 43,102,655
2031 6,111,118 41,993,535
2030 6,163,564 40,901,742
2029 6,214,784 39,818,379
2028 6,264,738 38,748,841
2027 6,313,255 37,696,739
2026 6,359,449 36,660,958
2025 6,402,394 35,650,681
2024 6,441,421 34,631,766
2023 6,446,596 33,635,160
2022 6,465,097 32,656,246
2021 6,507,301 31,707,800
2020 6,550,696 30,783,688
2019 6,616,726 29,884,380
2018 6,710,798 29,018,644
2017 6,803,468 28,166,393
2016 6,894,139 27,337,105
2015 6,984,225 26,547,572
2014 7,073,572 25,788,475
2013 7,160,005 25,051,611
2012 7,305,888 24,337,846
2011 7,348,328 23,649,039
2010 7,395,599 22,999,235
2009 7,444,443 22,391,745
2008 7,492,561 21,819,036
2007 7,545,338 21,287,635
2006 7,601,022 20,787,087
2005 7,658,972 20,304,569
2004 7,716,860 19,840,313
2003 7,775,327 19,392,475
2002 7,837,161 18,958,338
2001 8,009,142 18,537,729
2000 8,170,172 18,129,653
1999 8,210,624 17,734,506
1998 8,256,786 17,340,464
1997 8,312,068 16,949,982
1996 8,362,826 16,492,480
1995 8,406,067 15,960,530
1994 8,443,591 15,033,853
1993 8,472,313 14,051,192
1992 8,540,164 13,613,316
1991 8,632,367 13,352,090
1990 8,718,289 13,094,537
1989 8,876,972 12,906,842
1988 8,981,446 12,800,558
1987 8,971,359 12,822,574
1986 8,958,171 12,770,578
1985 8,960,547 12,548,949
1984 8,960,679 12,315,954
1983 8,939,738 12,073,822
1982 8,917,457 11,824,370
1981 8,891,117 11,568,127
1980 8,861,535 11,336,221
1979 8,825,940 11,028,809
1978 8,814,032 10,618,250
1977 8,804,183 10,224,975
1976 8,758,599 9,867,209
1975 8,720,742 9,540,817
1974 8,678,745 9,236,093
1973 8,620,967 8,954,242
1972 8,576,200 8,692,935
1971 8,536,395 8,456,317
1970 8,489,574 8,250,506
1969 8,434,172 8,066,951
1968 8,369,603 7,892,613
1967 8,310,226 7,724,550
1966 8,258,057 7,562,990
1965 8,204,168 7,406,421
1964 8,144,340 7,255,061
1963 8,078,145 7,109,828
1962 8,012,946 6,969,364
1961 7,943,118 6,834,936
1960 7,867,374 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M 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
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Mozambique
2100 -0.72% 0.37%
2099 -0.71% 0.41%
2098 -0.71% 0.41%
2097 -0.7% 0.45%
2096 -0.68% 0.47%
2095 -0.69% 0.48%
2094 -0.68% 0.51%
2093 -0.68% 0.52%
2092 -0.67% 0.51%
2091 -0.67% 0.58%
2090 -0.68% 0.62%
2089 -0.69% 0.62%
2088 -0.7% 0.66%
2087 -0.72% 0.67%
2086 -0.74% 0.7%
2085 -0.75% 0.71%
2084 -0.76% 0.76%
2083 -0.78% 0.78%
2082 -0.79% 0.78%
2081 -0.83% 0.8%
2080 -0.85% 0.84%
2079 -0.86% 0.89%
2078 -0.87% 0.9%
2077 -0.88% 0.92%
2076 -0.9% 0.95%
2075 -0.93% 0.95%
2074 -0.94% 1.01%
2073 -0.94% 1.03%
2072 -0.95% 1.08%
2071 -0.97% 1.09%
2070 -0.97% 1.17%
2069 -0.97% 1.15%
2068 -0.99% 1.17%
2067 -0.99% 1.23%
2066 -1% 1.23%
2065 -0.99% 1.27%
2064 -0.98% 1.28%
2063 -0.97% 1.36%
2062 -0.98% 1.44%
2061 -0.97% 1.43%
2060 -0.95% 1.5%
2059 -0.93% 1.54%
2058 -0.93% 1.57%
2057 -0.92% 1.63%
2056 -0.92% 1.63%
2055 -0.91% 1.64%
2054 -0.91% 1.65%
2053 -0.89% 1.73%
2052 -0.89% 1.74%
2051 -0.89% 1.78%
2050 -0.89% 1.86%
2049 -0.88% 1.87%
2048 -0.89% 1.91%
2047 -0.88% 1.94%
2046 -0.88% 1.96%
2045 -0.89% 2.04%
2044 -0.89% 2.07%
2043 -0.89% 2.16%
2042 -0.91% 2.16%
2041 -0.91% 2.24%
2040 -0.92% 2.29%
2039 -0.9% 2.33%
2038 -0.91% 2.35%
2037 -0.91% 2.43%
2036 -0.89% 2.47%
2035 -0.88% 2.56%
2034 -0.88% 2.55%
2033 -0.86% 2.61%
2032 -0.86% 2.64%
2031 -0.85% 2.67%
2030 -0.82% 2.72%
2029 -0.8% 2.76%
2028 -0.77% 2.79%
2027 -0.73% 2.83%
2026 -0.67% 2.83%
2025 -0.61% 2.94%
2024 -0.08% 2.96%
2023 -0.29% 3%
2022 -0.65% 2.99%
2021 -0.66% 3%
2020 -1% 3.01%
2019 -1.4% 2.98%
2018 -1.36% 3.03%
2017 -1.32% 3.03%
2016 -1.29% 2.97%
2015 -1.26% 2.94%
2014 -1.21% 2.94%
2013 -2% 2.93%
2012 -0.58% 2.91%
2011 -0.64% 2.83%
2010 -0.66% 2.71%
2009 -0.64% 2.62%
2008 -0.7% 2.5%
2007 -0.73% 2.41%
2006 -0.76% 2.38%
2005 -0.75% 2.34%
2004 -0.75% 2.31%
2003 -0.79% 2.29%
2002 -2.15% 2.27%
2001 -1.97% 2.25%
2000 -0.49% 2.23%
1999 -0.56% 2.27%
1998 -0.67% 2.3%
1997 -0.61% 2.77%
1996 -0.51% 3.33%
1995 -0.44% 6.16%
1994 -0.34% 6.99%
1993 -0.79% 3.22%
1992 -1.07% 1.96%
1991 -0.99% 1.97%
1990 -1.79% 1.45%
1989 -1.16% 0.83%
1988 0.11% -0.17%
1987 0.15% 0.41%
1986 -0.03% 1.77%
1985 -0.001% 1.89%
1984 0.23% 2.01%
1983 0.25% 2.11%
1982 0.3% 2.22%
1981 0.33% 2.05%
1980 0.4% 2.79%
1979 0.14% 3.87%
1978 0.11% 3.85%
1977 0.52% 3.63%
1976 0.43% 3.42%
1975 0.48% 3.3%
1974 0.67% 3.15%
1973 0.52% 3.01%
1972 0.47% 2.8%
1971 0.55% 2.49%
1970 0.66% 2.28%
1969 0.77% 2.21%
1968 0.71% 2.18%
1967 0.63% 2.14%
1966 0.66% 2.11%
1965 0.73% 2.09%
1964 0.82% 2.04%
1963 0.81% 2.02%
1962 0.88% 1.97%
1961 0.96% 1.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.08%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Mozambique
Current population
6359449
36941128
Population rank 112/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.45%
One net population change
1.69 hours
31.6 seconds
One birth every
9.16 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +2,730
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 16/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -65,573
Net migration rank 106/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -65,573
2024 - 524 - -38,940
2023 -43,837 5,173 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 -62,065 26,498 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 -90,452 11,756 951,234 -23,103
2020 -65,507 30,167 945,952 -25,864
2019 -46,317 -2,156 927,581 -49,080
2018 -46,304 -3,873 903,176 -50,224
2017 -45,583 -6,109 876,594 -25,043
2016 -42,744 -9,482 850,430 -43,398
2015 -44,699 -4,227 824,435 -52,374
2014 -41,027 -2,180 799,778 -53,625
2013 -37,948 -1,324 784,641 -57,067
2012 -40,183 -26,334 763,088 -63,131
2011 -37,477 -23,360 741,303 -63,638
2010 -34,759 -21,668 719,025 -97,079
2009 -26,800 -19,060 693,673 -100,625
2008 -32,967 -17,595 654,920 -102,534
2007 -37,727 -16,366 610,913 -100,490
2006 -39,526 -15,184 586,009 -95,333
2005 -42,124 -14,435 570,132 -95,770
2004 -40,128 -13,604 554,973 -100,824
2003 -44,319 -13,183 540,992 -99,484
2002 -46,240 -12,735 529,867 -103,102
2001 -44,050 -30,726 519,594 -105,130
2000 -41,668 -26,211 506,162 -104,476
1999 -39,411 -23,846 491,814 -103,223
1998 -52,844 -23,262 474,453 -74,952
1997 -58,185 -22,963 461,209 -79,732
1996 -45,159 -21,520 442,559 90,975
1995 -42,030 -22,020 421,630 108,751
1994 -32,086 -20,984 384,821 938,163
1993 -24,569 -19,973 369,518 272,829
1992 -18,789 -120,552 362,373 -128,960
1991 -14,675 -119,356 357,676 -68,644
1990 -3,487 -116,817 353,290 -127,215
1989 5,326 -114,705 348,833 -199,509
1988 9,879 215 349,480 -286,247
1987 8,971 357 334,438 -441,710
1986 16,125 1,104 332,609 -121,350
1985 11,649 -19,230 307,625 -75,642
1984 20,610 -1,032 304,524 -70,532
1983 21,455 -1,872 324,158 -73,899
1982 24,077 -1,860 321,493 -72,852
1981 29,341 -1,830 322,207 -58,347
1980 30,129 -2,045 349,586 -149,650
1979 40,599 -872 331,162 83,699
1978 44,070 -62,769 310,403 95,859
1977 47,543 -11,955 289,193 91,082
1976 56,055 -2,522 273,924 61,326
1975 54,941 -38,071 257,984 59,562
1974 64,223 -1,402 240,665 51,238
1973 57,760 -5,409 226,847 44,951
1972 47,169 -11,296 215,793 35,023
1971 52,925 -7,654 211,137 11,297
1970 61,125 -11,315 207,385 -18,197
1969 63,256 -3,204 202,174 -24,251
1968 69,468 -132 197,623 -26,872
1967 49,861 -420 193,044 -27,672
1966 54,504 -144 189,218 -31,462
1965 58,249 -1,406 185,931 -30,538
1964 66,783 505 182,334 -35,005
1963 66,241 500 180,867 -37,738
1962 64,104 499 176,297 -38,504
1961 75,460 378 171,236 -40,181
1960 76,314 -1,112 165,774 -54,351

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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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