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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 5.51 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Bulgaria vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Peru
2100 3,368,029 38,452,509
2099 3,392,444 38,619,608
2098 3,416,655 38,784,430
2097 3,440,938 38,947,717
2096 3,465,328 39,108,849
2095 3,489,216 39,267,786
2094 3,513,318 39,423,479
2093 3,537,356 39,578,294
2092 3,561,475 39,729,309
2091 3,585,597 39,877,488
2090 3,609,873 40,022,659
2089 3,634,642 40,164,228
2088 3,659,749 40,303,304
2087 3,685,668 40,438,644
2086 3,712,363 40,569,419
2085 3,739,898 40,695,935
2084 3,768,305 40,817,705
2083 3,797,217 40,933,831
2082 3,827,186 41,045,559
2081 3,857,721 41,151,529
2080 3,890,095 41,252,019
2079 3,923,403 41,345,682
2078 3,957,241 41,433,298
2077 3,992,168 41,514,392
2076 4,027,738 41,589,064
2075 4,064,356 41,656,726
2074 4,102,642 41,717,426
2073 4,141,518 41,770,225
2072 4,180,975 41,815,673
2071 4,221,261 41,853,504
2070 4,262,568 41,883,997
2069 4,304,304 41,906,365
2068 4,346,623 41,920,235
2067 4,389,924 41,925,717
2066 4,433,953 41,923,100
2065 4,478,521 41,912,338
2064 4,523,406 41,893,671
2063 4,568,385 41,866,010
2062 4,613,363 41,830,096
2061 4,658,825 41,785,364
2060 4,704,379 41,732,163
2059 4,749,738 41,670,843
2058 4,794,388 41,601,084
2057 4,839,236 41,522,014
2056 4,884,068 41,434,774
2055 4,929,309 41,338,448
2054 4,974,635 41,233,873
2053 5,020,162 41,120,477
2052 5,065,364 40,999,698
2051 5,110,833 40,870,773
2050 5,156,741 40,733,304
2049 5,202,941 40,588,072
2048 5,249,351 40,434,856
2047 5,296,642 40,272,431
2046 5,343,848 40,100,751
2045 5,391,354 39,920,558
2044 5,439,559 39,731,027
2043 5,488,407 39,534,093
2042 5,537,839 39,328,332
2041 5,588,510 39,114,174
2040 5,639,850 38,892,211
2039 5,692,028 38,662,243
2038 5,743,725 38,424,592
2037 5,796,645 38,178,789
2036 5,849,741 37,924,438
2035 5,902,025 37,662,565
2034 5,954,460 37,392,354
2033 6,007,050 37,114,776
2032 6,058,858 36,830,488
2031 6,111,118 36,538,688
2030 6,163,564 36,238,199
2029 6,214,784 35,929,085
2028 6,264,738 35,609,999
2027 6,313,255 35,280,410
2026 6,359,449 34,939,340
2025 6,402,394 34,585,730
2024 6,441,421 34,217,848
2023 6,446,596 33,845,617
2022 6,465,097 33,475,438
2021 6,507,301 33,155,882
2020 6,550,696 32,838,579
2019 6,616,726 32,449,303
2018 6,710,798 31,897,584
2017 6,803,468 31,324,637
2016 6,894,139 30,866,494
2015 6,984,225 30,457,600
2014 7,073,572 30,115,826
2013 7,160,005 29,817,919
2012 7,305,888 29,550,366
2011 7,348,328 29,304,086
2010 7,395,599 29,086,019
2009 7,444,443 28,896,811
2008 7,492,561 28,719,041
2007 7,545,338 28,530,699
2006 7,601,022 28,324,491
2005 7,658,972 28,101,180
2004 7,716,860 27,852,190
2003 7,775,327 27,580,490
2002 7,837,161 27,288,217
2001 8,009,142 26,964,601
2000 8,170,172 26,598,331
1999 8,210,624 26,186,504
1998 8,256,786 25,738,095
1997 8,312,068 25,274,147
1996 8,362,826 24,811,171
1995 8,406,067 24,348,919
1994 8,443,591 23,881,493
1993 8,472,313 23,413,783
1992 8,540,164 22,946,340
1991 8,632,367 22,483,775
1990 8,718,289 22,014,771
1989 8,876,972 21,532,589
1988 8,981,446 21,054,702
1987 8,971,359 20,582,320
1986 8,958,171 20,117,122
1985 8,960,547 19,648,204
1984 8,960,679 19,174,716
1983 8,939,738 18,705,957
1982 8,917,457 18,246,503
1981 8,891,117 17,798,805
1980 8,861,535 17,360,949
1979 8,825,940 16,933,139
1978 8,814,032 16,516,059
1977 8,804,183 16,109,806
1976 8,758,599 15,716,809
1975 8,720,742 15,333,957
1974 8,678,745 14,956,552
1973 8,620,967 14,582,867
1972 8,576,200 14,210,147
1971 8,536,395 13,838,067
1970 8,489,574 13,501,237
1969 8,434,172 13,166,767
1968 8,369,603 12,803,993
1967 8,310,226 12,448,814
1966 8,258,057 12,101,297
1965 8,204,168 11,761,085
1964 8,144,340 11,427,978
1963 8,078,145 11,102,099
1962 8,012,946 10,784,612
1961 7,943,118 10,475,123
1960 7,867,374 10,174,127

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 Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M 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
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Peru
2100 -0.72% -0.43%
2099 -0.71% -0.42%
2098 -0.71% -0.42%
2097 -0.7% -0.41%
2096 -0.68% -0.4%
2095 -0.69% -0.39%
2094 -0.68% -0.39%
2093 -0.68% -0.38%
2092 -0.67% -0.37%
2091 -0.67% -0.36%
2090 -0.68% -0.35%
2089 -0.69% -0.35%
2088 -0.7% -0.33%
2087 -0.72% -0.32%
2086 -0.74% -0.31%
2085 -0.75% -0.3%
2084 -0.76% -0.28%
2083 -0.78% -0.27%
2082 -0.79% -0.26%
2081 -0.83% -0.24%
2080 -0.85% -0.23%
2079 -0.86% -0.21%
2078 -0.87% -0.2%
2077 -0.88% -0.18%
2076 -0.9% -0.16%
2075 -0.93% -0.15%
2074 -0.94% -0.13%
2073 -0.94% -0.11%
2072 -0.95% -0.09%
2071 -0.97% -0.07%
2070 -0.97% -0.05%
2069 -0.97% -0.03%
2068 -0.99% -0.01%
2067 -0.99% 0.006%
2066 -1% 0.03%
2065 -0.99% 0.04%
2064 -0.98% 0.07%
2063 -0.97% 0.09%
2062 -0.98% 0.11%
2061 -0.97% 0.13%
2060 -0.95% 0.15%
2059 -0.93% 0.17%
2058 -0.93% 0.19%
2057 -0.92% 0.21%
2056 -0.92% 0.23%
2055 -0.91% 0.25%
2054 -0.91% 0.28%
2053 -0.89% 0.29%
2052 -0.89% 0.32%
2051 -0.89% 0.34%
2050 -0.89% 0.36%
2049 -0.88% 0.38%
2048 -0.89% 0.4%
2047 -0.88% 0.43%
2046 -0.88% 0.45%
2045 -0.89% 0.48%
2044 -0.89% 0.5%
2043 -0.89% 0.52%
2042 -0.91% 0.55%
2041 -0.91% 0.57%
2040 -0.92% 0.59%
2039 -0.9% 0.62%
2038 -0.91% 0.64%
2037 -0.91% 0.67%
2036 -0.89% 0.7%
2035 -0.88% 0.72%
2034 -0.88% 0.75%
2033 -0.86% 0.77%
2032 -0.86% 0.8%
2031 -0.85% 0.83%
2030 -0.82% 0.86%
2029 -0.8% 0.9%
2028 -0.77% 0.93%
2027 -0.73% 0.98%
2026 -0.67% 1.02%
2025 -0.61% 1.08%
2024 -0.08% 1.1%
2023 -0.29% 1.11%
2022 -0.65% 0.96%
2021 -0.66% 0.97%
2020 -1% 1.2%
2019 -1.4% 1.73%
2018 -1.36% 1.83%
2017 -1.32% 1.48%
2016 -1.29% 1.34%
2015 -1.26% 1.13%
2014 -1.21% 1%
2013 -2% 0.91%
2012 -0.58% 0.84%
2011 -0.64% 0.75%
2010 -0.66% 0.65%
2009 -0.64% 0.62%
2008 -0.7% 0.66%
2007 -0.73% 0.73%
2006 -0.76% 0.79%
2005 -0.75% 0.89%
2004 -0.75% 0.99%
2003 -0.79% 1.07%
2002 -2.15% 1.2%
2001 -1.97% 1.38%
2000 -0.49% 1.57%
1999 -0.56% 1.74%
1998 -0.67% 1.84%
1997 -0.61% 1.87%
1996 -0.51% 1.9%
1995 -0.44% 1.96%
1994 -0.34% 2%
1993 -0.79% 2.04%
1992 -1.07% 2.06%
1991 -0.99% 2.13%
1990 -1.79% 2.24%
1989 -1.16% 2.27%
1988 0.11% 2.3%
1987 0.15% 2.31%
1986 -0.03% 2.39%
1985 -0.001% 2.47%
1984 0.23% 2.51%
1983 0.25% 2.52%
1982 0.3% 2.52%
1981 0.33% 2.52%
1980 0.4% 2.53%
1979 0.14% 2.53%
1978 0.11% 2.52%
1977 0.52% 2.5%
1976 0.43% 2.5%
1975 0.48% 2.52%
1974 0.67% 2.56%
1973 0.52% 2.62%
1972 0.47% 2.69%
1971 0.55% 2.49%
1970 0.66% 2.54%
1969 0.77% 2.83%
1968 0.71% 2.85%
1967 0.63% 2.87%
1966 0.66% 2.89%
1965 0.73% 2.91%
1964 0.82% 2.94%
1963 0.81% 2.94%
1962 0.88% 2.95%
1961 0.96% 2.96%

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 Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Peru
Current population
6359449
35031596
Population rank 112/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.42%
One net population change
1.69 hours
1.41 minutes
One birth every
9.16 minutes
58.4 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +1,020
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 95/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 +11,931
Net migration rank 106/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - 11,931
2024 - 524 - 18,406
2023 -43,837 5,173 353,788 24,783
2022 -62,065 26,498 327,859 33,982
2021 -90,452 11,756 235,440 41,868
2020 -65,507 30,167 301,950 55,375
2019 -46,317 -2,156 346,981 74,270
2018 -46,304 -3,873 343,123 339,067
2017 -45,583 -6,109 349,333 114,382
2016 -42,744 -9,482 355,859 96,740
2015 -44,699 -4,227 362,781 2,421
2014 -41,027 -2,180 368,708 -50,383
2013 -37,948 -1,324 372,694 -95,214
2012 -40,183 -26,334 376,501 -118,863
2011 -37,477 -23,360 383,268 -148,339
2010 -34,759 -21,668 382,510 -181,302
2009 -26,800 -19,060 396,522 -219,314
2008 -32,967 -17,595 413,640 -235,307
2007 -37,727 -16,366 435,122 -236,745
2006 -39,526 -15,184 445,884 -231,851
2005 -42,124 -14,435 454,199 -221,652
2004 -40,128 -13,604 459,617 -194,171
2003 -44,319 -13,183 459,243 -181,276
2002 -46,240 -12,735 463,709 -157,158
2001 -44,050 -30,726 470,154 -129,481
2000 -41,668 -26,211 484,222 -92,353
1999 -39,411 -23,846 487,095 -55,325
1998 -52,844 -23,262 489,436 -24,388
1997 -58,185 -22,963 495,348 -32,515
1996 -45,159 -21,520 501,855 -38,749
1995 -42,030 -22,020 507,894 -46,499
1994 -32,086 -20,984 512,735 -39,299
1993 -24,569 -19,973 513,769 -51,775
1992 -18,789 -120,552 514,618 -41,702
1991 -14,675 -119,356 513,867 -61,645
1990 -3,487 -116,817 515,233 -29,437
1989 5,326 -114,705 512,152 -33,569
1988 9,879 215 508,429 -31,238
1987 8,971 357 502,229 -34,651
1986 16,125 1,104 496,712 -33,891
1985 11,649 -19,230 488,887 -13,887
1984 20,610 -1,032 477,968 -6,007
1983 21,455 -1,872 469,781 -4,243
1982 24,077 -1,860 461,107 -7,748
1981 29,341 -1,830 453,158 -11,123
1980 30,129 -2,045 445,100 -11,446
1979 40,599 -872 439,110 -17,148
1978 44,070 -62,769 432,127 -19,939
1977 47,543 -11,955 425,428 -25,117
1976 56,055 -2,522 420,284 -34,602
1975 54,941 -38,071 414,400 -34,382
1974 64,223 -1,402 408,299 -33,493
1973 57,760 -5,409 400,752 -28,191
1972 47,169 -11,296 396,960 -24,100
1971 52,925 -7,654 391,506 -20,209
1970 61,125 -11,315 318,022 -15,653
1969 63,256 -3,204 379,347 -12,776
1968 69,468 -132 372,379 -13,389
1967 49,861 -420 365,224 -13,837
1966 54,504 -144 356,819 -13,166
1965 58,249 -1,406 349,245 -12,470
1964 66,783 505 341,570 -12,129
1963 66,241 500 332,352 -10,040
1962 64,104 499 321,716 -9,051
1961 75,460 378 313,385 -7,063
1960 76,314 -1,112 302,924 -7,236

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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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