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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 40.9 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.22% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Bulgaria vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Pakistan
2100 3,368,029 514,531,704
2099 3,392,444 513,655,674
2098 3,416,655 512,727,636
2097 3,440,938 511,735,790
2096 3,465,328 510,636,755
2095 3,489,216 509,437,875
2094 3,513,318 508,130,071
2093 3,537,356 506,765,644
2092 3,561,475 505,327,656
2091 3,585,597 503,824,444
2090 3,609,873 502,264,268
2089 3,634,642 500,660,501
2088 3,659,749 498,935,983
2087 3,685,668 497,190,466
2086 3,712,363 495,313,036
2085 3,739,898 493,366,305
2084 3,768,305 491,354,778
2083 3,797,217 489,225,193
2082 3,827,186 486,984,952
2081 3,857,721 484,673,501
2080 3,890,095 482,257,479
2079 3,923,403 479,813,404
2078 3,957,241 477,277,836
2077 3,992,168 474,593,860
2076 4,027,738 471,779,348
2075 4,064,356 468,855,468
2074 4,102,642 465,875,137
2073 4,141,518 462,811,079
2072 4,180,975 459,656,523
2071 4,221,261 456,423,506
2070 4,262,568 453,095,985
2069 4,304,304 449,655,599
2068 4,346,623 446,126,774
2067 4,389,924 442,540,629
2066 4,433,953 438,879,326
2065 4,478,521 435,169,856
2064 4,523,406 431,394,393
2063 4,568,385 427,575,887
2062 4,613,363 423,636,352
2061 4,658,825 419,672,017
2060 4,704,379 415,638,125
2059 4,749,738 411,576,344
2058 4,794,388 407,429,129
2057 4,839,236 403,233,874
2056 4,884,068 398,948,355
2055 4,929,309 394,645,693
2054 4,974,635 390,303,954
2053 5,020,162 385,922,748
2052 5,065,364 381,488,696
2051 5,110,833 377,018,239
2050 5,156,741 372,476,884
2049 5,202,941 367,909,407
2048 5,249,351 363,310,560
2047 5,296,642 358,659,474
2046 5,343,848 353,929,775
2045 5,391,354 349,156,085
2044 5,439,559 344,371,692
2043 5,488,407 339,561,029
2042 5,537,839 334,731,546
2041 5,588,510 329,875,686
2040 5,639,850 325,039,429
2039 5,692,028 320,137,108
2038 5,743,725 315,207,413
2037 5,796,645 310,312,684
2036 5,849,741 305,408,418
2035 5,902,025 300,541,523
2034 5,954,460 295,686,893
2033 6,007,050 290,851,174
2032 6,058,858 286,070,650
2031 6,111,118 281,351,929
2030 6,163,564 276,708,987
2029 6,214,784 272,189,955
2028 6,264,738 267,728,673
2027 6,313,255 263,390,059
2026 6,359,449 259,231,214
2025 6,402,394 255,166,301
2024 6,441,421 251,269,164
2023 6,446,596 247,504,495
2022 6,465,097 243,700,667
2021 6,507,301 239,477,801
2020 6,550,696 235,001,746
2019 6,616,726 230,800,899
2018 6,710,798 226,928,892
2017 6,803,468 223,273,967
2016 6,894,139 220,138,869
2015 6,984,225 217,290,883
2014 7,073,572 214,264,647
2013 7,160,005 211,073,978
2012 7,305,888 207,667,125
2011 7,348,328 203,746,065
2010 7,395,599 199,239,047
2009 7,444,443 194,376,534
2008 7,492,561 189,499,113
2007 7,545,338 184,493,231
2006 7,601,022 179,682,690
2005 7,658,972 175,453,212
2004 7,716,860 171,286,000
2003 7,775,327 167,110,248
2002 7,837,161 163,222,549
2001 8,009,142 159,270,907
2000 8,170,172 154,879,127
1999 8,210,624 150,565,377
1998 8,256,786 146,522,356
1997 8,312,068 142,531,804
1996 8,362,826 138,557,092
1995 8,406,067 134,582,253
1994 8,443,591 130,748,083
1993 8,472,313 127,020,117
1992 8,540,164 123,546,848
1991 8,632,367 120,060,406
1990 8,718,289 116,155,576
1989 8,876,972 112,336,629
1988 8,981,446 108,724,739
1987 8,971,359 105,130,717
1986 8,958,171 101,606,764
1985 8,960,547 98,229,285
1984 8,960,679 95,164,936
1983 8,939,738 92,227,711
1982 8,917,457 89,089,246
1981 8,891,117 85,802,049
1980 8,861,535 82,291,010
1979 8,825,940 78,997,039
1978 8,814,032 76,307,379
1977 8,804,183 73,901,827
1976 8,758,599 71,620,254
1975 8,720,742 69,461,175
1974 8,678,745 67,415,487
1973 8,620,967 65,461,912
1972 8,576,200 63,583,194
1971 8,536,395 61,847,899
1970 8,489,574 60,166,719
1969 8,434,172 58,460,939
1968 8,369,603 56,810,507
1967 8,310,226 55,214,768
1966 8,258,057 53,678,667
1965 8,204,168 52,209,010
1964 8,144,340 50,799,999
1963 8,078,145 49,447,776
1962 8,012,946 48,156,128
1961 7,943,118 46,921,277
1960 7,867,374 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M 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
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Pakistan
2100 -0.72% 0.17%
2099 -0.71% 0.18%
2098 -0.71% 0.19%
2097 -0.7% 0.22%
2096 -0.68% 0.24%
2095 -0.69% 0.26%
2094 -0.68% 0.27%
2093 -0.68% 0.28%
2092 -0.67% 0.3%
2091 -0.67% 0.31%
2090 -0.68% 0.32%
2089 -0.69% 0.35%
2088 -0.7% 0.35%
2087 -0.72% 0.38%
2086 -0.74% 0.39%
2085 -0.75% 0.41%
2084 -0.76% 0.44%
2083 -0.78% 0.46%
2082 -0.79% 0.48%
2081 -0.83% 0.5%
2080 -0.85% 0.51%
2079 -0.86% 0.53%
2078 -0.87% 0.57%
2077 -0.88% 0.6%
2076 -0.9% 0.62%
2075 -0.93% 0.64%
2074 -0.94% 0.66%
2073 -0.94% 0.69%
2072 -0.95% 0.71%
2071 -0.97% 0.73%
2070 -0.97% 0.77%
2069 -0.97% 0.79%
2068 -0.99% 0.81%
2067 -0.99% 0.83%
2066 -1% 0.85%
2065 -0.99% 0.88%
2064 -0.98% 0.89%
2063 -0.97% 0.93%
2062 -0.98% 0.94%
2061 -0.97% 0.97%
2060 -0.95% 0.99%
2059 -0.93% 1.02%
2058 -0.93% 1.04%
2057 -0.92% 1.07%
2056 -0.92% 1.09%
2055 -0.91% 1.11%
2054 -0.91% 1.14%
2053 -0.89% 1.16%
2052 -0.89% 1.19%
2051 -0.89% 1.22%
2050 -0.89% 1.24%
2049 -0.88% 1.27%
2048 -0.89% 1.3%
2047 -0.88% 1.34%
2046 -0.88% 1.37%
2045 -0.89% 1.39%
2044 -0.89% 1.42%
2043 -0.89% 1.44%
2042 -0.91% 1.47%
2041 -0.91% 1.49%
2040 -0.92% 1.53%
2039 -0.9% 1.56%
2038 -0.91% 1.58%
2037 -0.91% 1.61%
2036 -0.89% 1.62%
2035 -0.88% 1.64%
2034 -0.88% 1.66%
2033 -0.86% 1.67%
2032 -0.86% 1.68%
2031 -0.85% 1.68%
2030 -0.82% 1.66%
2029 -0.8% 1.67%
2028 -0.77% 1.65%
2027 -0.73% 1.6%
2026 -0.67% 1.59%
2025 -0.61% 1.55%
2024 -0.08% 1.52%
2023 -0.29% 1.56%
2022 -0.65% 1.76%
2021 -0.66% 1.9%
2020 -1% 1.82%
2019 -1.4% 1.71%
2018 -1.36% 1.64%
2017 -1.32% 1.42%
2016 -1.29% 1.31%
2015 -1.26% 1.41%
2014 -1.21% 1.51%
2013 -2% 1.64%
2012 -0.58% 1.92%
2011 -0.64% 2.26%
2010 -0.66% 2.5%
2009 -0.64% 2.57%
2008 -0.7% 2.71%
2007 -0.73% 2.68%
2006 -0.76% 2.41%
2005 -0.75% 2.43%
2004 -0.75% 2.5%
2003 -0.79% 2.38%
2002 -2.15% 2.48%
2001 -1.97% 2.84%
2000 -0.49% 2.87%
1999 -0.56% 2.76%
1998 -0.67% 2.8%
1997 -0.61% 2.87%
1996 -0.51% 2.95%
1995 -0.44% 2.93%
1994 -0.34% 2.93%
1993 -0.79% 2.81%
1992 -1.07% 2.9%
1991 -0.99% 3.36%
1990 -1.79% 3.4%
1989 -1.16% 3.32%
1988 0.11% 3.42%
1987 0.15% 3.47%
1986 -0.03% 3.44%
1985 -0.001% 3.22%
1984 0.23% 3.18%
1983 0.25% 3.52%
1982 0.3% 3.83%
1981 0.33% 4.27%
1980 0.4% 4.17%
1979 0.14% 3.52%
1978 0.11% 3.26%
1977 0.52% 3.19%
1976 0.43% 3.11%
1975 0.48% 3.03%
1974 0.67% 2.98%
1973 0.52% 2.95%
1972 0.47% 2.81%
1971 0.55% 2.79%
1970 0.66% 2.92%
1969 0.77% 2.91%
1968 0.71% 2.89%
1967 0.63% 2.86%
1966 0.66% 2.81%
1965 0.73% 2.77%
1964 0.82% 2.73%
1963 0.81% 2.68%
1962 0.88% 2.63%
1961 0.96% 2.65%

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/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.08%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Pakistan
Current population
6359449
260356147
Population rank 112/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 3.14%
One net population change
1.69 hours
8.38 seconds
One birth every
9.16 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -14 +10,314
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 70/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -2,961 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 106/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -1,235,336
2024 - 524 - -1,401,173
2023 -43,837 5,173 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 -62,065 26,498 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 -90,452 11,756 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 -65,507 30,167 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 -46,317 -2,156 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 -46,304 -3,873 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 -45,583 -6,109 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 -42,744 -9,482 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 -44,699 -4,227 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 -41,027 -2,180 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 -37,948 -1,324 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 -40,183 -26,334 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 -37,477 -23,360 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 -34,759 -21,668 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 -26,800 -19,060 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 -32,967 -17,595 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 -37,727 -16,366 4,690,187 576,349
2006 -39,526 -15,184 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 -42,124 -14,435 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 -40,128 -13,604 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 -44,319 -13,183 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 -46,240 -12,735 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 -44,050 -30,726 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 -41,668 -26,211 4,281,169 252,869
1999 -39,411 -23,846 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 -52,844 -23,262 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 -58,185 -22,963 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 -45,159 -21,520 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 -42,030 -22,020 3,977,175 11,534
1994 -32,086 -20,984 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 -24,569 -19,973 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 -18,789 -120,552 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 -14,675 -119,356 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 -3,487 -116,817 3,731,730 275,242
1989 5,326 -114,705 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 9,879 215 3,554,755 38,139
1987 8,971 357 3,448,813 146,364
1986 16,125 1,104 3,341,643 111,045
1985 11,649 -19,230 3,233,315 68,860
1984 20,610 -1,032 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 21,455 -1,872 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 24,077 -1,860 2,934,689 294,252
1981 29,341 -1,830 2,790,454 555,032
1980 30,129 -2,045 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 40,599 -872 2,461,311 450,003
1978 44,070 -62,769 2,356,601 111,386
1977 47,543 -11,955 2,257,849 85,250
1976 56,055 -2,522 2,171,812 48,238
1975 54,941 -38,071 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 64,223 -1,402 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 57,760 -5,409 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 47,169 -11,296 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 52,925 -7,654 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 61,125 -11,315 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 63,256 -3,204 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 69,468 -132 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 49,861 -420 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 54,504 -144 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 58,249 -1,406 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 66,783 505 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 66,241 500 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 64,104 499 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 75,460 378 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 76,314 -1,112 1,217,147 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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