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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 27,032,412 people in Niger in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 29,080,898 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Niger's population is 4.57 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +3.5% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.1M (103.8% growth).

Bulgaria vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Niger
2100 3,368,029 92,149,803
2099 3,392,444 91,788,730
2098 3,416,655 91,409,848
2097 3,440,938 91,009,119
2096 3,465,328 90,589,670
2095 3,489,216 90,150,766
2094 3,513,318 89,694,201
2093 3,537,356 89,215,318
2092 3,561,475 88,716,114
2091 3,585,597 88,197,952
2090 3,609,873 87,660,657
2089 3,634,642 87,103,777
2088 3,659,749 86,525,686
2087 3,685,668 85,929,075
2086 3,712,363 85,313,560
2085 3,739,898 84,675,788
2084 3,768,305 84,017,371
2083 3,797,217 83,337,884
2082 3,827,186 82,638,198
2081 3,857,721 81,922,470
2080 3,890,095 81,186,181
2079 3,923,403 80,435,226
2078 3,957,241 79,665,207
2077 3,992,168 78,877,754
2076 4,027,738 78,071,174
2075 4,064,356 77,248,629
2074 4,102,642 76,412,785
2073 4,141,518 75,560,272
2072 4,180,975 74,691,713
2071 4,221,261 73,808,594
2070 4,262,568 72,912,178
2069 4,304,304 71,999,238
2068 4,346,623 71,073,720
2067 4,389,924 70,133,854
2066 4,433,953 69,181,625
2065 4,478,521 68,221,595
2064 4,523,406 67,248,034
2063 4,568,385 66,264,418
2062 4,613,363 65,270,595
2061 4,658,825 64,267,053
2060 4,704,379 63,257,169
2059 4,749,738 62,239,490
2058 4,794,388 61,213,177
2057 4,839,236 60,180,993
2056 4,884,068 59,145,841
2055 4,929,309 58,103,375
2054 4,974,635 57,056,756
2053 5,020,162 56,007,297
2052 5,065,364 54,958,567
2051 5,110,833 53,907,164
2050 5,156,741 52,858,275
2049 5,202,941 51,810,418
2048 5,249,351 50,763,456
2047 5,296,642 49,719,695
2046 5,343,848 48,677,799
2045 5,391,354 47,638,048
2044 5,439,559 46,602,104
2043 5,488,407 45,572,618
2042 5,537,839 44,546,381
2041 5,588,510 43,525,533
2040 5,639,850 42,508,212
2039 5,692,028 41,495,840
2038 5,743,725 40,485,407
2037 5,796,645 39,476,789
2036 5,849,741 38,472,178
2035 5,902,025 37,470,776
2034 5,954,460 36,477,557
2033 6,007,050 35,487,806
2032 6,058,858 34,508,717
2031 6,111,118 33,538,029
2030 6,163,564 32,574,145
2029 6,214,784 31,620,865
2028 6,264,738 30,680,257
2027 6,313,255 29,750,695
2026 6,359,449 28,832,547
2025 6,402,394 27,926,917
2024 6,441,421 27,032,412
2023 6,446,596 26,159,867
2022 6,465,097 25,311,973
2021 6,507,301 24,502,140
2020 6,550,696 23,717,613
2019 6,616,726 22,947,757
2018 6,710,798 22,188,069
2017 6,803,468 21,435,446
2016 6,894,139 20,685,753
2015 6,984,225 19,939,498
2014 7,073,572 19,215,909
2013 7,160,005 18,519,898
2012 7,305,888 17,836,769
2011 7,348,328 17,176,283
2010 7,395,599 16,548,835
2009 7,444,443 15,943,675
2008 7,492,561 15,361,915
2007 7,545,338 14,803,610
2006 7,601,022 14,268,581
2005 7,658,972 13,756,192
2004 7,716,860 13,265,836
2003 7,775,327 12,796,984
2002 7,837,161 12,349,144
2001 8,009,142 11,920,647
2000 8,170,172 11,509,630
1999 8,210,624 11,117,411
1998 8,256,786 10,741,413
1997 8,312,068 10,383,969
1996 8,362,826 10,044,852
1995 8,406,067 9,714,529
1994 8,443,591 9,398,258
1993 8,472,313 9,100,789
1992 8,540,164 8,817,633
1991 8,632,367 8,546,900
1990 8,718,289 8,286,059
1989 8,876,972 8,034,780
1988 8,981,446 7,793,748
1987 8,971,359 7,561,150
1986 8,958,171 7,335,811
1985 8,960,547 7,118,457
1984 8,960,679 6,909,971
1983 8,939,738 6,708,644
1982 8,917,457 6,512,732
1981 8,891,117 6,322,006
1980 8,861,535 6,135,971
1979 8,825,940 5,955,556
1978 8,814,032 5,782,932
1977 8,804,183 5,619,716
1976 8,758,599 5,464,962
1975 8,720,742 5,317,019
1974 8,678,745 5,174,953
1973 8,620,967 5,037,865
1972 8,576,200 4,904,845
1971 8,536,395 4,776,225
1970 8,489,574 4,650,275
1969 8,434,172 4,525,725
1968 8,369,603 4,403,637
1967 8,310,226 4,283,590
1966 8,258,057 4,165,544
1965 8,204,168 4,049,695
1964 8,144,340 3,935,814
1963 8,078,145 3,823,873
1962 8,012,946 3,714,520
1961 7,943,118 3,608,162
1960 7,867,374 3,505,050

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/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Niger's population increased by 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 81.8% to 52,858,275 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Niger is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 92.1M 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
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Niger
2100 -0.72% 0.39%
2099 -0.71% 0.41%
2098 -0.71% 0.44%
2097 -0.7% 0.46%
2096 -0.68% 0.49%
2095 -0.69% 0.51%
2094 -0.68% 0.54%
2093 -0.68% 0.56%
2092 -0.67% 0.59%
2091 -0.67% 0.61%
2090 -0.68% 0.64%
2089 -0.69% 0.67%
2088 -0.7% 0.69%
2087 -0.72% 0.72%
2086 -0.74% 0.75%
2085 -0.75% 0.78%
2084 -0.76% 0.82%
2083 -0.78% 0.85%
2082 -0.79% 0.87%
2081 -0.83% 0.91%
2080 -0.85% 0.93%
2079 -0.86% 0.97%
2078 -0.87% 1%
2077 -0.88% 1.03%
2076 -0.9% 1.06%
2075 -0.93% 1.09%
2074 -0.94% 1.13%
2073 -0.94% 1.16%
2072 -0.95% 1.2%
2071 -0.97% 1.23%
2070 -0.97% 1.27%
2069 -0.97% 1.3%
2068 -0.99% 1.34%
2067 -0.99% 1.38%
2066 -1% 1.41%
2065 -0.99% 1.45%
2064 -0.98% 1.48%
2063 -0.97% 1.52%
2062 -0.98% 1.56%
2061 -0.97% 1.6%
2060 -0.95% 1.64%
2059 -0.93% 1.68%
2058 -0.93% 1.72%
2057 -0.92% 1.75%
2056 -0.92% 1.79%
2055 -0.91% 1.83%
2054 -0.91% 1.87%
2053 -0.89% 1.91%
2052 -0.89% 1.95%
2051 -0.89% 1.98%
2050 -0.89% 2.02%
2049 -0.88% 2.06%
2048 -0.89% 2.1%
2047 -0.88% 2.14%
2046 -0.88% 2.18%
2045 -0.89% 2.22%
2044 -0.89% 2.26%
2043 -0.89% 2.3%
2042 -0.91% 2.35%
2041 -0.91% 2.39%
2040 -0.92% 2.44%
2039 -0.9% 2.5%
2038 -0.91% 2.55%
2037 -0.91% 2.61%
2036 -0.89% 2.67%
2035 -0.88% 2.72%
2034 -0.88% 2.79%
2033 -0.86% 2.84%
2032 -0.86% 2.89%
2031 -0.85% 2.96%
2030 -0.82% 3.01%
2029 -0.8% 3.07%
2028 -0.77% 3.12%
2027 -0.73% 3.18%
2026 -0.67% 3.24%
2025 -0.61% 3.31%
2024 -0.08% 3.34%
2023 -0.29% 3.35%
2022 -0.65% 3.31%
2021 -0.66% 3.31%
2020 -1% 3.35%
2019 -1.4% 3.42%
2018 -1.36% 3.51%
2017 -1.32% 3.62%
2016 -1.29% 3.74%
2015 -1.26% 3.77%
2014 -1.21% 3.76%
2013 -2% 3.83%
2012 -0.58% 3.85%
2011 -0.64% 3.79%
2010 -0.66% 3.8%
2009 -0.64% 3.79%
2008 -0.7% 3.77%
2007 -0.73% 3.75%
2006 -0.76% 3.72%
2005 -0.75% 3.7%
2004 -0.75% 3.66%
2003 -0.79% 3.63%
2002 -2.15% 3.59%
2001 -1.97% 3.57%
2000 -0.49% 3.53%
1999 -0.56% 3.5%
1998 -0.67% 3.44%
1997 -0.61% 3.38%
1996 -0.51% 3.4%
1995 -0.44% 3.37%
1994 -0.34% 3.27%
1993 -0.79% 3.21%
1992 -1.07% 3.17%
1991 -0.99% 3.15%
1990 -1.79% 3.13%
1989 -1.16% 3.09%
1988 0.11% 3.08%
1987 0.15% 3.07%
1986 -0.03% 3.05%
1985 -0.001% 3.02%
1984 0.23% 3%
1983 0.25% 3.01%
1982 0.3% 3.02%
1981 0.33% 3.03%
1980 0.4% 3.03%
1979 0.14% 2.99%
1978 0.11% 2.9%
1977 0.52% 2.83%
1976 0.43% 2.78%
1975 0.48% 2.75%
1974 0.67% 2.72%
1973 0.52% 2.71%
1972 0.47% 2.69%
1971 0.55% 2.71%
1970 0.66% 2.75%
1969 0.77% 2.77%
1968 0.71% 2.8%
1967 0.63% 2.83%
1966 0.66% 2.86%
1965 0.73% 2.89%
1964 0.82% 2.93%
1963 0.81% 2.94%
1962 0.88% 2.95%
1961 0.96% 2.94%

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/niger | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.08%, while Niger's population grew by 3.34%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Niger
Current population
6359449
29080898
Population rank 112/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.35%
One net population change
1.69 hours
36.1 seconds
One birth every
9.16 minutes
28.8 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
2.27 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +2,391
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +872,545
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +3.34%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 10/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
1.14 hours
Annual migration change -2,961 -7,704
Net migration rank 106/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -7,704
2024 - 524 - -4,041
2023 -43,837 5,173 864,139 995
2022 -62,065 26,498 829,651 995
2021 -90,452 11,756 793,428 -4,405
2020 -65,507 30,167 784,437 -4,402
2019 -46,317 -2,156 775,474 -15,778
2018 -46,304 -3,873 763,536 -3,830
2017 -45,583 -6,109 752,384 -6,830
2016 -42,744 -9,482 738,999 14,833
2015 -44,699 -4,227 721,630 17,051
2014 -41,027 -2,180 704,609 3,891
2013 -37,948 -1,324 686,070 -2,543
2012 -40,183 -26,334 664,009 18,714
2011 -37,477 -23,360 645,175 -6,941
2010 -34,759 -21,668 624,685 -8,033
2009 -26,800 -19,060 602,671 -9,014
2008 -32,967 -17,595 579,727 -9,847
2007 -37,727 -16,366 556,808 -10,069
2006 -39,526 -15,184 533,374 -10,054
2005 -42,124 -14,435 511,167 -9,700
2004 -40,128 -13,604 488,328 -9,070
2003 -44,319 -13,183 467,295 -8,841
2002 -46,240 -12,735 446,767 -9,550
2001 -44,050 -30,726 428,417 -8,654
2000 -41,668 -26,211 410,779 -8,522
1999 -39,411 -23,846 394,212 -12,037
1998 -52,844 -23,262 377,120 -7,298
1997 -58,185 -22,963 358,745 -13,680
1996 -45,159 -21,520 341,223 -8,057
1995 -42,030 -22,020 323,630 3,843
1994 -32,086 -20,984 306,026 -959
1993 -24,569 -19,973 292,135 -2,269
1992 -18,789 -120,552 278,690 -2,258
1991 -14,675 -119,356 266,527 -1,500
1990 -3,487 -116,817 256,594 73
1989 5,326 -114,705 245,278 613
1988 9,879 215 237,296 -1,139
1987 8,971 357 231,371 -2,338
1986 16,125 1,104 224,365 -2,728
1985 11,649 -19,230 219,206 -6,126
1984 20,610 -1,032 213,111 -9,208
1983 21,455 -1,872 207,962 -9,209
1982 24,077 -1,860 202,012 -8,935
1981 29,341 -1,830 195,938 -7,559
1980 30,129 -2,045 189,251 -5,564
1979 40,599 -872 180,632 -3,495
1978 44,070 -62,769 171,614 -3,494
1977 47,543 -11,955 161,792 -3,476
1976 56,055 -2,522 154,489 -3,308
1975 54,941 -38,071 147,962 -3,254
1974 64,223 -1,402 142,606 -3,179
1973 57,760 -5,409 137,695 -2,942
1972 47,169 -11,296 133,813 -2,525
1971 52,925 -7,654 128,223 -2,277
1970 61,125 -11,315 128,184 -2,225
1969 63,256 -3,204 125,389 -2,245
1968 69,468 -132 123,301 -2,277
1967 49,861 -420 121,358 -2,289
1966 54,504 -144 119,314 -2,289
1965 58,249 -1,406 116,963 -2,289
1964 66,783 505 115,386 -2,289
1963 66,241 500 113,072 -2,289
1962 64,104 499 110,280 -2,369
1961 75,460 378 107,693 -2,893
1960 76,314 -1,112 105,081 -3,641

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

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/niger | 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 Niger 100% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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

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