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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 8.69 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

Bulgaria vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Myanmar
2100 3,368,029 49,949,080
2099 3,392,444 50,198,343
2098 3,416,655 50,447,153
2097 3,440,938 50,695,410
2096 3,465,328 50,944,916
2095 3,489,216 51,196,278
2094 3,513,318 51,446,607
2093 3,537,356 51,693,545
2092 3,561,475 51,939,182
2091 3,585,597 52,186,904
2090 3,609,873 52,430,723
2089 3,634,642 52,669,995
2088 3,659,749 52,907,277
2087 3,685,668 53,143,840
2086 3,712,363 53,378,681
2085 3,739,898 53,610,966
2084 3,768,305 53,838,657
2083 3,797,217 54,062,724
2082 3,827,186 54,285,392
2081 3,857,721 54,505,055
2080 3,890,095 54,722,128
2079 3,923,403 54,937,654
2078 3,957,241 55,150,792
2077 3,992,168 55,357,283
2076 4,027,738 55,562,845
2075 4,064,356 55,765,753
2074 4,102,642 55,964,774
2073 4,141,518 56,160,415
2072 4,180,975 56,349,733
2071 4,221,261 56,533,780
2070 4,262,568 56,713,930
2069 4,304,304 56,887,406
2068 4,346,623 57,055,818
2067 4,389,924 57,217,287
2066 4,433,953 57,373,788
2065 4,478,521 57,525,666
2064 4,523,406 57,671,683
2063 4,568,385 57,808,968
2062 4,613,363 57,938,764
2061 4,658,825 58,067,183
2060 4,704,379 58,186,565
2059 4,749,738 58,295,246
2058 4,794,388 58,392,324
2057 4,839,236 58,481,859
2056 4,884,068 58,565,952
2055 4,929,309 58,636,423
2054 4,974,635 58,697,613
2053 5,020,162 58,745,390
2052 5,065,364 58,783,172
2051 5,110,833 58,809,843
2050 5,156,741 58,824,293
2049 5,202,941 58,829,688
2048 5,249,351 58,823,499
2047 5,296,642 58,805,696
2046 5,343,848 58,775,337
2045 5,391,354 58,728,250
2044 5,439,559 58,671,458
2043 5,488,407 58,601,589
2042 5,537,839 58,516,227
2041 5,588,510 58,417,678
2040 5,639,850 58,306,713
2039 5,692,028 58,181,537
2038 5,743,725 58,041,212
2037 5,796,645 57,888,662
2036 5,849,741 57,724,649
2035 5,902,025 57,544,156
2034 5,954,460 57,348,842
2033 6,007,050 57,137,545
2032 6,058,858 56,910,400
2031 6,111,118 56,667,160
2030 6,163,564 56,407,549
2029 6,214,784 56,133,620
2028 6,264,738 55,840,949
2027 6,313,255 55,531,050
2026 6,359,449 55,203,523
2025 6,402,394 54,860,498
2024 6,441,421 54,500,091
2023 6,446,596 54,133,798
2022 6,465,097 53,756,787
2021 6,507,301 53,387,102
2020 6,550,696 53,016,522
2019 6,616,726 52,640,713
2018 6,710,798 52,272,247
2017 6,803,468 51,894,938
2016 6,894,139 51,495,696
2015 6,984,225 51,089,056
2014 7,073,572 50,681,634
2013 7,160,005 50,262,658
2012 7,305,888 49,837,446
2011 7,348,328 49,419,820
2010 7,395,599 49,024,382
2009 7,444,443 48,660,459
2008 7,492,561 48,390,793
2007 7,545,338 48,125,043
2006 7,601,022 47,785,135
2005 7,658,972 47,438,365
2004 7,716,860 47,068,772
2003 7,775,327 46,667,192
2002 7,837,161 46,232,653
2001 8,009,142 45,771,139
2000 8,170,172 45,290,841
1999 8,210,624 44,787,724
1998 8,256,786 44,257,793
1997 8,312,068 43,708,798
1996 8,362,826 43,154,860
1995 8,406,067 42,605,338
1994 8,443,591 42,055,143
1993 8,472,313 41,502,429
1992 8,540,164 40,950,342
1991 8,632,367 40,394,154
1990 8,718,289 39,817,251
1989 8,876,972 39,214,618
1988 8,981,446 38,600,927
1987 8,971,359 37,971,594
1986 8,958,171 37,314,878
1985 8,960,547 36,622,827
1984 8,960,679 35,899,313
1983 8,939,738 35,162,715
1982 8,917,457 34,482,965
1981 8,891,117 33,858,783
1980 8,861,535 33,227,204
1979 8,825,940 32,596,550
1978 8,814,032 31,972,976
1977 8,804,183 31,355,966
1976 8,758,599 30,758,811
1975 8,720,742 30,176,565
1974 8,678,745 29,598,167
1973 8,620,967 29,026,388
1972 8,576,200 28,428,324
1971 8,536,395 27,807,219
1970 8,489,574 27,193,016
1969 8,434,172 26,585,112
1968 8,369,603 25,989,662
1967 8,310,226 25,406,429
1966 8,258,057 24,836,496
1965 8,204,168 24,279,431
1964 8,144,340 23,737,315
1963 8,078,145 23,213,408
1962 8,012,946 22,704,719
1961 7,943,118 22,210,581
1960 7,867,374 21,730,250

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 Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M 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
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Myanmar
2100 -0.72% -0.5%
2099 -0.71% -0.49%
2098 -0.71% -0.49%
2097 -0.7% -0.49%
2096 -0.68% -0.49%
2095 -0.69% -0.49%
2094 -0.68% -0.48%
2093 -0.68% -0.47%
2092 -0.67% -0.47%
2091 -0.67% -0.47%
2090 -0.68% -0.45%
2089 -0.69% -0.45%
2088 -0.7% -0.45%
2087 -0.72% -0.44%
2086 -0.74% -0.43%
2085 -0.75% -0.42%
2084 -0.76% -0.41%
2083 -0.78% -0.41%
2082 -0.79% -0.4%
2081 -0.83% -0.4%
2080 -0.85% -0.39%
2079 -0.86% -0.39%
2078 -0.87% -0.37%
2077 -0.88% -0.37%
2076 -0.9% -0.36%
2075 -0.93% -0.36%
2074 -0.94% -0.35%
2073 -0.94% -0.34%
2072 -0.95% -0.33%
2071 -0.97% -0.32%
2070 -0.97% -0.3%
2069 -0.97% -0.3%
2068 -0.99% -0.28%
2067 -0.99% -0.27%
2066 -1% -0.26%
2065 -0.99% -0.25%
2064 -0.98% -0.24%
2063 -0.97% -0.22%
2062 -0.98% -0.22%
2061 -0.97% -0.21%
2060 -0.95% -0.19%
2059 -0.93% -0.17%
2058 -0.93% -0.15%
2057 -0.92% -0.14%
2056 -0.92% -0.12%
2055 -0.91% -0.1%
2054 -0.91% -0.08%
2053 -0.89% -0.06%
2052 -0.89% -0.05%
2051 -0.89% -0.02%
2050 -0.89% -0.009%
2049 -0.88% 0.01%
2048 -0.89% 0.03%
2047 -0.88% 0.05%
2046 -0.88% 0.08%
2045 -0.89% 0.1%
2044 -0.89% 0.12%
2043 -0.89% 0.15%
2042 -0.91% 0.17%
2041 -0.91% 0.19%
2040 -0.92% 0.22%
2039 -0.9% 0.24%
2038 -0.91% 0.26%
2037 -0.91% 0.28%
2036 -0.89% 0.31%
2035 -0.88% 0.34%
2034 -0.88% 0.37%
2033 -0.86% 0.4%
2032 -0.86% 0.43%
2031 -0.85% 0.46%
2030 -0.82% 0.49%
2029 -0.8% 0.52%
2028 -0.77% 0.56%
2027 -0.73% 0.59%
2026 -0.67% 0.63%
2025 -0.61% 0.66%
2024 -0.08% 0.68%
2023 -0.29% 0.7%
2022 -0.65% 0.69%
2021 -0.66% 0.7%
2020 -1% 0.71%
2019 -1.4% 0.7%
2018 -1.36% 0.73%
2017 -1.32% 0.78%
2016 -1.29% 0.8%
2015 -1.26% 0.8%
2014 -1.21% 0.83%
2013 -2% 0.85%
2012 -0.58% 0.85%
2011 -0.64% 0.81%
2010 -0.66% 0.75%
2009 -0.64% 0.56%
2008 -0.7% 0.55%
2007 -0.73% 0.71%
2006 -0.76% 0.73%
2005 -0.75% 0.79%
2004 -0.75% 0.86%
2003 -0.79% 0.94%
2002 -2.15% 1.01%
2001 -1.97% 1.06%
2000 -0.49% 1.12%
1999 -0.56% 1.2%
1998 -0.67% 1.26%
1997 -0.61% 1.28%
1996 -0.51% 1.29%
1995 -0.44% 1.31%
1994 -0.34% 1.33%
1993 -0.79% 1.35%
1992 -1.07% 1.38%
1991 -0.99% 1.45%
1990 -1.79% 1.54%
1989 -1.16% 1.59%
1988 0.11% 1.66%
1987 0.15% 1.76%
1986 -0.03% 1.89%
1985 -0.001% 2.02%
1984 0.23% 2.09%
1983 0.25% 1.97%
1982 0.3% 1.84%
1981 0.33% 1.9%
1980 0.4% 1.93%
1979 0.14% 1.95%
1978 0.11% 1.97%
1977 0.52% 1.94%
1976 0.43% 1.93%
1975 0.48% 1.95%
1974 0.67% 1.97%
1973 0.52% 2.1%
1972 0.47% 2.23%
1971 0.55% 2.26%
1970 0.66% 2.29%
1969 0.77% 2.29%
1968 0.71% 2.3%
1967 0.63% 2.29%
1966 0.66% 2.29%
1965 0.73% 2.28%
1964 0.82% 2.26%
1963 0.81% 2.24%
1962 0.88% 2.22%
1961 0.96% 2.21%

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 Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Myanmar
Current population
6359449
55292116
Population rank 112/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.67%
One net population change
1.69 hours
1.43 minutes
One birth every
9.16 minutes
34.9 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +1,004
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +366,293
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +0.68%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 118/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -39,661
Net migration rank 106/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -39,661
2024 - 524 - -37,979
2023 -43,837 5,173 408,331 -34,989
2022 -62,065 26,498 415,647 -34,988
2021 -90,452 11,756 394,104 -35,370
2020 -65,507 30,167 448,626 -66,213
2019 -46,317 -2,156 469,924 -100,783
2018 -46,304 -3,873 482,316 -114,598
2017 -45,583 -6,109 492,276 -105,415
2016 -42,744 -9,482 499,508 -87,907
2015 -44,699 -4,227 495,769 -94,108
2014 -41,027 -2,180 488,114 -74,901
2013 -37,948 -1,324 487,648 -62,863
2012 -40,183 -26,334 487,210 -61,536
2011 -37,477 -23,360 492,271 -82,713
2010 -34,759 -21,668 497,745 -116,481
2009 -26,800 -19,060 505,144 -158,542
2008 -32,967 -17,595 373,287 -180,533
2007 -37,727 -16,366 523,745 -184,989
2006 -39,526 -15,184 527,165 -186,098
2005 -42,124 -14,435 537,429 -185,009
2004 -40,128 -13,604 556,494 -169,736
2003 -44,319 -13,183 582,173 -165,739
2002 -46,240 -12,735 602,873 -150,232
2001 -44,050 -30,726 601,524 -131,124
2000 -41,668 -26,211 596,979 -106,772
1999 -39,411 -23,846 597,916 -81,874
1998 -52,844 -23,262 606,110 -62,281
1997 -58,185 -22,963 613,103 -58,954
1996 -45,159 -21,520 619,488 -65,766
1995 -42,030 -22,020 620,376 -75,097
1994 -32,086 -20,984 626,411 -71,359
1993 -24,569 -19,973 633,576 -83,214
1992 -18,789 -120,552 634,484 -80,661
1991 -14,675 -119,356 637,622 -79,059
1990 -3,487 -116,817 636,081 -40,859
1989 5,326 -114,705 636,610 -26,585
1988 9,879 215 630,392 -13,046
1987 8,971 357 652,960 -11,642
1986 16,125 1,104 679,467 -7,351
1985 11,649 -19,230 705,905 6,074
1984 20,610 -1,032 723,623 11,433
1983 21,455 -1,872 719,710 18,427
1982 24,077 -1,860 701,212 -79,856
1981 29,341 -1,830 679,851 -52,839
1980 30,129 -2,045 673,815 -37,679
1979 40,599 -872 669,338 -44,174
1978 44,070 -62,769 658,068 -36,055
1977 47,543 -11,955 649,915 -37,879
1976 56,055 -2,522 642,829 -60,561
1975 54,941 -38,071 635,005 -52,763
1974 64,223 -1,402 628,458 -53,875
1973 57,760 -5,409 624,619 -55,659
1972 47,169 -11,296 616,411 10,735
1971 52,925 -7,654 608,784 6,306
1970 61,125 -11,315 595,337 17,997
1969 63,256 -3,204 584,979 17,491
1968 69,468 -132 571,123 17,293
1967 49,861 -420 559,577 18,470
1966 54,504 -144 546,378 15,453
1965 58,249 -1,406 533,443 18,847
1964 66,783 505 516,334 15,600
1963 66,241 500 501,548 14,350
1962 64,104 499 487,925 13,546
1961 75,460 378 474,818 11,972
1960 76,314 -1,112 465,049 8,807

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 Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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