The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 33,977 people in San Marino in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,355,610 people compared to 34,003 in San Marino.
Population statistics:
- Bulgaria's population is 186.9 times bigger than San Marino's.
- Bulgaria is ranked the 112th 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 -0.96% per year vs +0.26% in San Marino.
- Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.4% decline), while San Marino has grown from 30.2K to 34K (12.7% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.7% of the population in Bulgaria and 7.52% in San Marino.
Bulgaria vs San Marino: live population counter
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| Current population |
6355610
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34003
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| Population rank | 112/197 | 193/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.0004% |
| One net population change |
1.69 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 | -14 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | -5,175 | +117 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.08% | +0.35% |
| Population growth rate rank | 172/197 | 145/197 |
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 | 6,441,421 | 33,977 | -0.08% | 0.35% |
| 2025 | 6,400,309 | 33,969 | -0.64% | -0.02% |
| 2026 | 6,355,610 | 34,003 | -0.7% | 0.1% |
| 2027 | 6,308,107 | 34,033 | -0.75% | 0.09% |
| 2028 | 6,258,719 | 34,080 | -0.78% | 0.14% |
| 2029 | 6,207,977 | 34,113 | -0.81% | 0.1% |
| 2030 | 6,155,992 | 34,133 | -0.84% | 0.06% |
| 2031 | 6,103,481 | 34,147 | -0.85% | 0.04% |
| 2032 | 6,051,290 | 34,169 | -0.86% | 0.06% |
| 2033 | 5,998,932 | 34,188 | -0.87% | 0.06% |
| 2034 | 5,946,256 | 34,195 | -0.88% | 0.02% |
| 2035 | 5,893,732 | 34,222 | -0.88% | 0.08% |
| 2036 | 5,840,887 | 34,260 | -0.9% | 0.11% |
| 2037 | 5,787,725 | 34,293 | -0.91% | 0.1% |
| 2038 | 5,735,248 | 34,339 | -0.91% | 0.14% |
| 2039 | 5,683,154 | 34,368 | -0.91% | 0.08% |
| 2040 | 5,631,243 | 34,365 | -0.91% | -0.009% |
| 2041 | 5,580,085 | 34,364 | -0.91% | -0.003% |
| 2042 | 5,529,877 | 34,379 | -0.9% | 0.04% |
| 2043 | 5,480,581 | 34,388 | -0.89% | 0.03% |
| 2044 | 5,431,913 | 34,360 | -0.89% | -0.08% |
| 2045 | 5,383,915 | 34,318 | -0.88% | -0.12% |
| 2046 | 5,336,412 | 34,280 | -0.88% | -0.11% |
| 2047 | 5,289,023 | 34,238 | -0.89% | -0.12% |
| 2048 | 5,242,022 | 34,191 | -0.89% | -0.14% |
| 2049 | 5,195,580 | 34,135 | -0.89% | -0.16% |
| 2050 | 5,149,391 | 34,091 | -0.89% | -0.13% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while San Marino gained 2,917 people (a 9.66% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost -538,529 (a 7.81% decline), while San Marino's population increased by 902 (a 2.72% growth).
Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. San Marino was ranked 193rd in 2006 and still ranked 193rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Bulgaria's population will shrink by 19% to 5,149,391 people with a rank change from 112th to 128th. The population of San Marino will increase by 0.26% 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 | 76.1 years | 86 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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