The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,444,366 in 2024 vs 33,977 people in San Marino in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,403,235 people compared to 33,996 in San Marino.
Population statistics:
- Bulgaria's population is 188.4 times bigger than San Marino's.
- Bulgaria is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while San Marino is the 193rd.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.0004% for San Marino.
- For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.95% per year vs +0.26% in San Marino.
- Since 2005, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.66M people to 6.4M (16.4% decline), while San Marino has grown from 29.8K to 34K (13.9% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.6% of the population in Bulgaria and 7.39% in San Marino.
Bulgaria vs San Marino: live population counter
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| Current population |
6403235
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33996
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| Population rank | 111/197 | 193/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.0004% |
| One net population change |
3.93 hours
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3.12 days
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| One birth every |
9.16 minutes
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1.93 days
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| One death every |
5.19 minutes
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1.3 days
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| One migration net change every |
16.7 hours
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1.41 weeks
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| Annual migration change | +524 | +37 |
| Daily growth/decline | -6 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | -2,230 | +117 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.03% | +0.35% |
| Population growth rate rank | 168/197 | 144/197 |
Bulgaria and San Marino: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,867,374 | 15,428 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,943,118 | 15,799 | 0.96% | 2.4% |
| 1962 | 8,012,946 | 16,183 | 0.88% | 2.43% |
| 1963 | 8,078,145 | 16,580 | 0.81% | 2.45% |
| 1964 | 8,144,340 | 16,977 | 0.82% | 2.39% |
| 1965 | 8,204,168 | 17,305 | 0.73% | 1.93% |
| 1966 | 8,258,057 | 17,523 | 0.66% | 1.26% |
| 1967 | 8,310,226 | 17,688 | 0.63% | 0.94% |
| 1968 | 8,369,603 | 17,861 | 0.71% | 0.98% |
| 1969 | 8,434,172 | 18,026 | 0.77% | 0.92% |
| 1970 | 8,489,574 | 18,168 | 0.66% | 0.79% |
| 1971 | 8,536,395 | 18,419 | 0.55% | 1.38% |
| 1972 | 8,576,200 | 18,787 | 0.47% | 2% |
| 1973 | 8,620,967 | 18,992 | 0.52% | 1.09% |
| 1974 | 8,678,745 | 19,030 | 0.67% | 0.2% |
| 1975 | 8,720,742 | 19,046 | 0.48% | 0.08% |
| 1976 | 8,758,599 | 19,110 | 0.43% | 0.34% |
| 1977 | 8,804,183 | 20,017 | 0.52% | 4.75% |
| 1978 | 8,814,032 | 21,026 | 0.11% | 5.04% |
| 1979 | 8,825,940 | 21,320 | 0.14% | 1.4% |
| 1980 | 8,861,535 | 21,585 | 0.4% | 1.24% |
| 1981 | 8,891,117 | 21,840 | 0.33% | 1.18% |
| 1982 | 8,917,457 | 22,055 | 0.3% | 0.98% |
| 1983 | 8,939,738 | 22,229 | 0.25% | 0.79% |
| 1984 | 8,960,679 | 22,346 | 0.23% | 0.53% |
| 1985 | 8,960,547 | 22,485 | -0.001% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 8,958,171 | 22,636 | -0.03% | 0.67% |
| 1987 | 8,971,359 | 22,686 | 0.15% | 0.22% |
| 1988 | 8,981,446 | 22,843 | 0.11% | 0.69% |
| 1989 | 8,876,972 | 23,154 | -1.16% | 1.36% |
| 1990 | 8,718,289 | 23,475 | -1.79% | 1.39% |
| 1991 | 8,632,367 | 23,797 | -0.99% | 1.37% |
| 1992 | 8,540,164 | 24,125 | -1.07% | 1.38% |
| 1993 | 8,472,313 | 24,472 | -0.79% | 1.44% |
| 1994 | 8,443,591 | 24,823 | -0.34% | 1.43% |
| 1995 | 8,406,067 | 25,158 | -0.44% | 1.35% |
| 1996 | 8,362,826 | 25,482 | -0.51% | 1.29% |
| 1997 | 8,312,068 | 25,800 | -0.61% | 1.25% |
| 1998 | 8,256,786 | 26,125 | -0.67% | 1.26% |
| 1999 | 8,210,624 | 26,459 | -0.56% | 1.28% |
| 2000 | 8,170,172 | 26,799 | -0.49% | 1.29% |
| 2001 | 8,009,142 | 27,143 | -1.97% | 1.28% |
| 2002 | 7,837,161 | 27,491 | -2.15% | 1.28% |
| 2003 | 7,775,327 | 27,843 | -0.79% | 1.28% |
| 2004 | 7,716,860 | 29,457 | -0.75% | 5.8% |
| 2005 | 7,658,972 | 29,836 | -0.75% | 1.29% |
| 2006 | 7,601,022 | 30,184 | -0.76% | 1.17% |
| 2007 | 7,545,338 | 31,211 | -0.73% | 3.4% |
| 2008 | 7,492,561 | 31,662 | -0.7% | 1.45% |
| 2009 | 7,444,443 | 33,066 | -0.64% | 4.43% |
| 2010 | 7,395,599 | 33,270 | -0.66% | 0.62% |
| 2011 | 7,348,328 | 32,620 | -0.64% | -1.95% |
| 2012 | 7,305,888 | 33,469 | -0.58% | 2.6% |
| 2013 | 7,160,005 | 33,041 | -2% | -1.28% |
| 2014 | 7,073,572 | 32,655 | -1.21% | -1.17% |
| 2015 | 6,984,225 | 32,897 | -1.26% | 0.74% |
| 2016 | 6,894,139 | 33,101 | -1.29% | 0.62% |
| 2017 | 6,803,468 | 33,825 | -1.32% | 2.19% |
| 2018 | 6,710,798 | 34,522 | -1.36% | 2.06% |
| 2019 | 6,616,726 | 34,663 | -1.4% | 0.41% |
| 2020 | 6,550,696 | 34,770 | -1% | 0.31% |
| 2021 | 6,507,301 | 34,252 | -0.66% | -1.49% |
| 2022 | 6,465,097 | 33,755 | -0.65% | -1.45% |
| 2023 | 6,446,596 | 33,860 | -0.29% | 0.31% |
| 2024 | 6,444,366 | 33,977 | -0.03% | 0.35% |
| 2025 | 6,403,235 | 33,969 | -0.64% | -0.02% |
| 2026 | 6,358,515 | 34,003 | -0.7% | 0.1% |
| 2027 | 6,310,991 | 34,033 | -0.75% | 0.09% |
| 2028 | 6,261,580 | 34,080 | -0.78% | 0.14% |
| 2029 | 6,210,816 | 34,113 | -0.81% | 0.1% |
| 2030 | 6,158,806 | 34,133 | -0.84% | 0.06% |
| 2031 | 6,106,271 | 34,147 | -0.85% | 0.04% |
| 2032 | 6,054,057 | 34,169 | -0.86% | 0.06% |
| 2033 | 6,001,675 | 34,188 | -0.87% | 0.06% |
| 2034 | 5,948,975 | 34,195 | -0.88% | 0.02% |
| 2035 | 5,896,427 | 34,222 | -0.88% | 0.08% |
| 2036 | 5,843,557 | 34,260 | -0.9% | 0.11% |
| 2037 | 5,790,371 | 34,293 | -0.91% | 0.1% |
| 2038 | 5,737,870 | 34,339 | -0.91% | 0.14% |
| 2039 | 5,685,753 | 34,368 | -0.91% | 0.08% |
| 2040 | 5,633,818 | 34,365 | -0.91% | -0.009% |
| 2041 | 5,582,636 | 34,364 | -0.91% | -0.003% |
| 2042 | 5,532,405 | 34,379 | -0.9% | 0.04% |
| 2043 | 5,483,086 | 34,388 | -0.89% | 0.03% |
| 2044 | 5,434,397 | 34,360 | -0.89% | -0.08% |
| 2045 | 5,386,376 | 34,318 | -0.88% | -0.12% |
| 2046 | 5,338,852 | 34,280 | -0.88% | -0.11% |
| 2047 | 5,291,441 | 34,238 | -0.89% | -0.12% |
| 2048 | 5,244,419 | 34,191 | -0.89% | -0.14% |
| 2049 | 5,197,955 | 34,135 | -0.89% | -0.16% |
| 2050 | 5,151,745 | 34,091 | -0.89% | -0.13% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 674,747 people (a 8.81% decline), while San Marino gained 3,061 people (a 10.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bulgaria lost -580,990 (a 8.32% decline), while San Marino's population increased by 1,099 (a 3.34% growth).
Bulgaria was ranked 92nd most populous country in 2005 and is 111th in 2025. San Marino was ranked 193rd in 2005 and still ranked 193rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bulgaria's population will shrink by 19.5% to 5,151,745 people with a rank change from 111th to 128th. The population of San Marino will increase by 0.28% to 34,091 people and rank change from 193rd to 192nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Sofia | 1.4M |
| Plovdiv | 387K |
| Varna | 371K |
| Burgas | 226K |
| Stara Zagora | 154K |
| Ruse | 121K |
| Dobrich | 99.7K |
| Pleven | 99.2K |
| Shumen | 94.1K |
| Haskovo | 90.8K |
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| City | Population |
| Dogana | 7K |
| San Marino | 4.04K |
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Population differences between Bulgaria and San Marino
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| Life expectancy | 76 years | 85.9 years |
| Average age | 44.1 years | 46.1 years |
| Median age | 45.5 years | 49 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.81 births per woman | 1.15 births per woman |
| Population density | 153.7 ppl/mi² | 1,467 ppl/mi² |
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