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Population in Bulgaria compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 18.6 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.5% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Bulgaria vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Philippines
2100 3,368,029 115,065,514
2099 3,392,444 115,822,085
2098 3,416,655 116,579,642
2097 3,440,938 117,339,735
2096 3,465,328 118,106,310
2095 3,489,216 118,872,671
2094 3,513,318 119,632,784
2093 3,537,356 120,394,127
2092 3,561,475 121,153,505
2091 3,585,597 121,910,997
2090 3,609,873 122,658,317
2089 3,634,642 123,398,001
2088 3,659,749 124,128,536
2087 3,685,668 124,849,376
2086 3,712,363 125,558,475
2085 3,739,898 126,253,074
2084 3,768,305 126,925,232
2083 3,797,217 127,573,007
2082 3,827,186 128,202,586
2081 3,857,721 128,806,308
2080 3,890,095 129,391,229
2079 3,923,403 129,944,270
2078 3,957,241 130,476,671
2077 3,992,168 130,988,299
2076 4,027,738 131,462,248
2075 4,064,356 131,906,358
2074 4,102,642 132,328,468
2073 4,141,518 132,719,174
2072 4,180,975 133,084,836
2071 4,221,261 133,419,916
2070 4,262,568 133,733,411
2069 4,304,304 134,020,647
2068 4,346,623 134,283,663
2067 4,389,924 134,528,603
2066 4,433,953 134,744,843
2065 4,478,521 134,949,800
2064 4,523,406 135,128,431
2063 4,568,385 135,285,603
2062 4,613,363 135,425,056
2061 4,658,825 135,539,763
2060 4,704,379 135,631,085
2059 4,749,738 135,698,075
2058 4,794,388 135,730,163
2057 4,839,236 135,736,069
2056 4,884,068 135,720,219
2055 4,929,309 135,665,249
2054 4,974,635 135,570,794
2053 5,020,162 135,440,724
2052 5,065,364 135,273,857
2051 5,110,833 135,054,258
2050 5,156,741 134,793,554
2049 5,202,941 134,483,048
2048 5,249,351 134,131,716
2047 5,296,642 133,731,695
2046 5,343,848 133,281,676
2045 5,391,354 132,787,906
2044 5,439,559 132,252,742
2043 5,488,407 131,678,840
2042 5,537,839 131,067,112
2041 5,588,510 130,419,312
2040 5,639,850 129,735,394
2039 5,692,028 129,020,366
2038 5,743,725 128,266,374
2037 5,796,645 127,482,230
2036 5,849,741 126,671,125
2035 5,902,025 125,841,025
2034 5,954,460 124,990,553
2033 6,007,050 124,123,848
2032 6,058,858 123,246,040
2031 6,111,118 122,359,182
2030 6,163,564 121,453,322
2029 6,214,784 120,538,221
2028 6,264,738 119,609,503
2027 6,313,255 118,675,486
2026 6,359,449 117,737,984
2025 6,402,394 116,792,787
2024 6,441,421 115,843,670
2023 6,446,596 114,891,199
2022 6,465,097 113,964,338
2021 6,507,301 113,100,950
2020 6,550,696 112,081,264
2019 6,616,726 110,804,683
2018 6,710,798 109,465,287
2017 6,803,468 108,119,693
2016 6,894,139 106,735,719
2015 6,984,225 105,312,992
2014 7,073,572 103,767,130
2013 7,160,005 102,076,336
2012 7,305,888 100,175,512
2011 7,348,328 98,248,614
2010 7,395,599 96,337,125
2009 7,444,443 94,384,250
2008 7,492,561 92,699,095
2007 7,545,338 91,075,184
2006 7,601,022 89,508,986
2005 7,658,972 88,015,962
2004 7,716,860 86,394,504
2003 7,775,327 84,731,835
2002 7,837,161 83,068,889
2001 8,009,142 81,401,488
2000 8,170,172 79,625,397
1999 8,210,624 77,753,257
1998 8,256,786 75,791,024
1997 8,312,068 73,908,810
1996 8,362,826 72,190,242
1995 8,406,067 70,546,246
1994 8,443,591 69,019,291
1993 8,472,313 67,530,621
1992 8,540,164 65,926,125
1991 8,632,367 64,382,249
1990 8,718,289 62,854,666
1989 8,876,972 61,265,260
1988 8,981,446 59,739,052
1987 8,971,359 58,157,496
1986 8,958,171 56,645,077
1985 8,960,547 55,213,006
1984 8,960,679 53,726,181
1983 8,939,738 52,194,620
1982 8,917,457 50,695,707
1981 8,891,117 49,311,727
1980 8,861,535 48,043,740
1979 8,825,940 46,807,103
1978 8,814,032 45,575,281
1977 8,804,183 44,367,962
1976 8,758,599 43,201,488
1975 8,720,742 42,120,826
1974 8,678,745 41,174,341
1973 8,620,967 40,294,130
1972 8,576,200 39,408,560
1971 8,536,395 38,518,659
1970 8,489,574 37,622,204
1969 8,434,172 36,660,799
1968 8,369,603 35,638,342
1967 8,310,226 34,621,320
1966 8,258,057 33,617,170
1965 8,204,168 32,625,316
1964 8,144,340 31,643,032
1963 8,078,145 30,674,731
1962 8,012,946 29,723,536
1961 7,943,118 28,792,621
1960 7,867,374 27,891,897

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 the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M 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
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Philippines
2100 -0.72% -0.65%
2099 -0.71% -0.65%
2098 -0.71% -0.65%
2097 -0.7% -0.65%
2096 -0.68% -0.64%
2095 -0.69% -0.64%
2094 -0.68% -0.63%
2093 -0.68% -0.63%
2092 -0.67% -0.62%
2091 -0.67% -0.61%
2090 -0.68% -0.6%
2089 -0.69% -0.59%
2088 -0.7% -0.58%
2087 -0.72% -0.56%
2086 -0.74% -0.55%
2085 -0.75% -0.53%
2084 -0.76% -0.51%
2083 -0.78% -0.49%
2082 -0.79% -0.47%
2081 -0.83% -0.45%
2080 -0.85% -0.43%
2079 -0.86% -0.41%
2078 -0.87% -0.39%
2077 -0.88% -0.36%
2076 -0.9% -0.34%
2075 -0.93% -0.32%
2074 -0.94% -0.29%
2073 -0.94% -0.27%
2072 -0.95% -0.25%
2071 -0.97% -0.23%
2070 -0.97% -0.21%
2069 -0.97% -0.2%
2068 -0.99% -0.18%
2067 -0.99% -0.16%
2066 -1% -0.15%
2065 -0.99% -0.13%
2064 -0.98% -0.12%
2063 -0.97% -0.1%
2062 -0.98% -0.08%
2061 -0.97% -0.07%
2060 -0.95% -0.05%
2059 -0.93% -0.02%
2058 -0.93% -0.004%
2057 -0.92% 0.01%
2056 -0.92% 0.04%
2055 -0.91% 0.07%
2054 -0.91% 0.1%
2053 -0.89% 0.12%
2052 -0.89% 0.16%
2051 -0.89% 0.19%
2050 -0.89% 0.23%
2049 -0.88% 0.26%
2048 -0.89% 0.3%
2047 -0.88% 0.34%
2046 -0.88% 0.37%
2045 -0.89% 0.4%
2044 -0.89% 0.44%
2043 -0.89% 0.47%
2042 -0.91% 0.5%
2041 -0.91% 0.53%
2040 -0.92% 0.55%
2039 -0.9% 0.59%
2038 -0.91% 0.62%
2037 -0.91% 0.64%
2036 -0.89% 0.66%
2035 -0.88% 0.68%
2034 -0.88% 0.7%
2033 -0.86% 0.71%
2032 -0.86% 0.72%
2031 -0.85% 0.75%
2030 -0.82% 0.76%
2029 -0.8% 0.78%
2028 -0.77% 0.79%
2027 -0.73% 0.8%
2026 -0.67% 0.81%
2025 -0.61% 0.82%
2024 -0.08% 0.83%
2023 -0.29% 0.81%
2022 -0.65% 0.76%
2021 -0.66% 0.91%
2020 -1% 1.15%
2019 -1.4% 1.22%
2018 -1.36% 1.24%
2017 -1.32% 1.3%
2016 -1.29% 1.35%
2015 -1.26% 1.49%
2014 -1.21% 1.66%
2013 -2% 1.9%
2012 -0.58% 1.96%
2011 -0.64% 1.98%
2010 -0.66% 2.07%
2009 -0.64% 1.82%
2008 -0.7% 1.78%
2007 -0.73% 1.75%
2006 -0.76% 1.7%
2005 -0.75% 1.88%
2004 -0.75% 1.96%
2003 -0.79% 2%
2002 -2.15% 2.05%
2001 -1.97% 2.23%
2000 -0.49% 2.41%
1999 -0.56% 2.59%
1998 -0.67% 2.55%
1997 -0.61% 2.38%
1996 -0.51% 2.33%
1995 -0.44% 2.21%
1994 -0.34% 2.2%
1993 -0.79% 2.43%
1992 -1.07% 2.4%
1991 -0.99% 2.43%
1990 -1.79% 2.59%
1989 -1.16% 2.55%
1988 0.11% 2.72%
1987 0.15% 2.67%
1986 -0.03% 2.59%
1985 -0.001% 2.77%
1984 0.23% 2.93%
1983 0.25% 2.96%
1982 0.3% 2.81%
1981 0.33% 2.64%
1980 0.4% 2.64%
1979 0.14% 2.7%
1978 0.11% 2.72%
1977 0.52% 2.7%
1976 0.43% 2.57%
1975 0.48% 2.3%
1974 0.67% 2.18%
1973 0.52% 2.25%
1972 0.47% 2.31%
1971 0.55% 2.38%
1970 0.66% 2.62%
1969 0.77% 2.87%
1968 0.71% 2.94%
1967 0.63% 2.99%
1966 0.66% 3.04%
1965 0.73% 3.1%
1964 0.82% 3.16%
1963 0.81% 3.2%
1962 0.88% 3.23%
1961 0.96% 3.23%

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 the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Philippines
Current population
6359449
117991570
Population rank 112/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.42%
One net population change
1.69 hours
33.1 seconds
One birth every
9.16 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline -14 +2,610
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 113/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -149,315
Net migration rank 106/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -149,315
2024 - 524 - -160,373
2023 -43,837 5,173 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 -62,065 26,498 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 -90,452 11,756 917,928 -85,185
2020 -65,507 30,167 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 -46,317 -2,156 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 -46,304 -3,873 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 -45,583 -6,109 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 -42,744 -9,482 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 -44,699 -4,227 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 -41,027 -2,180 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 -37,948 -1,324 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 -40,183 -26,334 1,979,568 95,702
2011 -37,477 -23,360 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 -34,759 -21,668 2,030,979 13,556
2009 -26,800 -19,060 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 -32,967 -17,595 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 -37,727 -16,366 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 -39,526 -15,184 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 -42,124 -14,435 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 -40,128 -13,604 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 -44,319 -13,183 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 -46,240 -12,735 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 -44,050 -30,726 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 -41,668 -26,211 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 -39,411 -23,846 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 -52,844 -23,262 1,870,371 178,274
1997 -58,185 -22,963 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 -45,159 -21,520 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 -42,030 -22,020 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 -32,086 -20,984 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 -24,569 -19,973 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 -18,789 -120,552 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 -14,675 -119,356 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 -3,487 -116,817 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 5,326 -114,705 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 9,879 215 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 8,971 357 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 16,125 1,104 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 11,649 -19,230 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 20,610 -1,032 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 21,455 -1,872 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 24,077 -1,860 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 29,341 -1,830 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 30,129 -2,045 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 40,599 -872 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 44,070 -62,769 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 47,543 -11,955 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 56,055 -2,522 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 54,941 -38,071 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 64,223 -1,402 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 57,760 -5,409 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 47,169 -11,296 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 52,925 -7,654 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 61,125 -11,315 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 63,256 -3,204 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 69,468 -132 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 49,861 -420 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 54,504 -144 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 58,249 -1,406 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 66,783 505 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 66,241 500 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 64,104 499 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 75,460 378 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 76,314 -1,112 1,036,017 -155,354

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 the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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