The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,355,610 people compared to 245,039 in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population statistics:
- Bulgaria's population is 25.9 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
- For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
- Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.4% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 166K to 245K (47.9% growth).
- Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people, while Bulgaria's population already peaked in 1988 at 8.98M people and is projected to decrease to 3.37M people by 2100.
Bulgaria vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter
Bulgaria
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Sao Tome
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6355610
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245039
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| Population rank | 112/197 | 176/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
1.69 hours
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1.88 hours
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| One birth every |
9.16 minutes
|
1.35 hours
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| One death every |
5.19 minutes
|
6.81 hours
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| One migration net change every |
16.7 hours
|
14.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | +524 | -604 |
| Daily growth/decline | -14 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | -5,175 | +4,665 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.08% | +2.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 172/197 | 49/197 |
Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart
Bulgaria
Population
Growth rate
Sao Tome and Principe
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bulgaria
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Sao Tome
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Bulgaria
|
Sao Tome
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| 1960 | 7,867,374 | 68,012 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,943,118 | 68,707 | 0.96% | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 8,012,946 | 69,403 | 0.88% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 8,078,145 | 70,112 | 0.81% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 8,144,340 | 70,865 | 0.82% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 8,204,168 | 71,680 | 0.73% | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 8,258,057 | 72,576 | 0.66% | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 8,310,226 | 73,596 | 0.63% | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 8,369,603 | 74,765 | 0.71% | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 8,434,172 | 76,083 | 0.77% | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 8,489,574 | 77,626 | 0.66% | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 8,536,395 | 79,330 | 0.55% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 8,576,200 | 81,041 | 0.47% | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 8,620,967 | 82,798 | 0.52% | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 8,678,745 | 84,672 | 0.67% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 8,720,742 | 86,708 | 0.48% | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 8,758,599 | 88,922 | 0.43% | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 8,804,183 | 91,301 | 0.52% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 8,814,032 | 93,794 | 0.11% | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 8,825,940 | 96,252 | 0.14% | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 8,861,535 | 98,544 | 0.4% | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 8,891,117 | 100,615 | 0.33% | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 8,917,457 | 102,508 | 0.3% | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 8,939,738 | 104,380 | 0.25% | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 8,960,679 | 106,394 | 0.23% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 8,960,547 | 108,658 | -0.001% | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 8,958,171 | 111,150 | -0.03% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 8,971,359 | 113,919 | 0.15% | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 8,981,446 | 116,939 | 0.11% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 8,876,972 | 119,979 | -1.16% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 8,718,289 | 122,980 | -1.79% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 8,632,367 | 125,697 | -0.99% | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 8,540,164 | 128,110 | -1.07% | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 8,472,313 | 130,467 | -0.79% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 8,443,591 | 132,732 | -0.34% | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 8,406,067 | 134,895 | -0.44% | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 8,362,826 | 136,962 | -0.51% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 8,312,068 | 138,922 | -0.61% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 8,256,786 | 140,751 | -0.67% | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 8,210,624 | 142,442 | -0.56% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 8,170,172 | 144,018 | -0.49% | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 8,009,142 | 146,375 | -1.97% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 7,837,161 | 149,922 | -2.15% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 7,775,327 | 153,814 | -0.79% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 7,716,860 | 157,705 | -0.75% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 7,658,972 | 161,639 | -0.75% | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 7,601,022 | 165,638 | -0.76% | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 7,545,338 | 169,700 | -0.73% | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 7,492,561 | 173,793 | -0.7% | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 7,444,443 | 177,853 | -0.64% | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 7,395,599 | 181,802 | -0.66% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 7,348,328 | 185,649 | -0.64% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 7,305,888 | 189,439 | -0.58% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 7,160,005 | 193,148 | -2% | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 7,073,572 | 196,767 | -1.21% | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 6,984,225 | 200,291 | -1.26% | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 6,894,139 | 203,689 | -1.29% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 6,803,468 | 206,970 | -1.32% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 6,710,798 | 210,187 | -1.36% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 6,616,726 | 213,392 | -1.4% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 6,550,696 | 217,435 | -1% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 6,507,301 | 221,961 | -0.66% | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 6,465,097 | 226,305 | -0.65% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 6,446,596 | 230,871 | -0.29% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 6,441,421 | 235,536 | -0.08% | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 6,400,309 | 240,251 | -0.64% | 2% |
| 2026 | 6,355,610 | 244,987 | -0.7% | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 6,308,107 | 249,783 | -0.75% | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 6,258,719 | 254,657 | -0.78% | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 6,207,977 | 259,597 | -0.81% | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 6,155,992 | 264,560 | -0.84% | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 6,103,481 | 269,566 | -0.85% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 6,051,290 | 274,643 | -0.86% | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 5,998,932 | 279,761 | -0.87% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 5,946,256 | 284,911 | -0.88% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 5,893,732 | 290,082 | -0.88% | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 5,840,887 | 295,269 | -0.9% | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 5,787,725 | 300,439 | -0.91% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 5,735,248 | 305,590 | -0.91% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 5,683,154 | 310,729 | -0.91% | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 5,631,243 | 315,833 | -0.91% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 5,580,085 | 320,875 | -0.91% | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 5,529,877 | 325,888 | -0.9% | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 5,480,581 | 330,908 | -0.89% | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 5,431,913 | 335,919 | -0.89% | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 5,383,915 | 340,911 | -0.88% | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 5,336,412 | 345,883 | -0.88% | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 5,289,023 | 350,758 | -0.89% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 5,242,022 | 355,569 | -0.89% | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 5,195,580 | 360,353 | -0.89% | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 5,149,391 | 365,103 | -0.89% | 1.32% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost -538,529 (a 7.81% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 41,350 (a 20.3% growth).
Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2006 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.
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Population differences between Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe
|
Bulgaria
|
Sao Tome
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.1 years | 70.3 years |
| Average age | 44.1 years | 25.1 years |
| Median age | 45.5 years | 20.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.81 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 153.7 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
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