The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,444,366 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,403,235 people compared to 36,428,123 in Saudi Arabia.
Population statistics:
- Saudi Arabia's population is 5.69 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
- Bulgaria is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
- The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
- For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.95% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
- Since 2005, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.66M people to 6.4M (16.4% decline), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 20.6M to 36.4M (77.2% growth).
- Saudi Arabia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 73.8M 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 Saudi Arabia: live population counter
Bulgaria
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Saudi Arabia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6403235
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36428123
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| Population rank | 111/197 | 44/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
3.93 hours
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19.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
9.16 minutes
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57 seconds
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| One death every |
5.19 minutes
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6.66 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
16.7 hours
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4.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +524 | +122,170 |
| Daily growth/decline | -6 | +4,377 |
| Annual growth/decline | -2,230 | +1,597,549 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.03% | +4.74% |
| Population growth rate rank | 168/197 | 3/197 |
Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart
Bulgaria
Population
Growth rate
Saudi Arabia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bulgaria
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Saudi Arabia
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Bulgaria
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Saudi Arabia
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| 1960 | 7,867,374 | 2,435,403 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,943,118 | 2,526,347 | 0.96% | 3.73% |
| 1962 | 8,012,946 | 2,620,910 | 0.88% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 8,078,145 | 2,719,341 | 0.81% | 3.76% |
| 1964 | 8,144,340 | 2,821,968 | 0.82% | 3.77% |
| 1965 | 8,204,168 | 2,928,771 | 0.73% | 3.78% |
| 1966 | 8,258,057 | 3,039,887 | 0.66% | 3.79% |
| 1967 | 8,310,226 | 3,157,242 | 0.63% | 3.86% |
| 1968 | 8,369,603 | 3,282,711 | 0.71% | 3.97% |
| 1969 | 8,434,172 | 3,417,114 | 0.77% | 4.09% |
| 1970 | 8,489,574 | 3,562,470 | 0.66% | 4.25% |
| 1971 | 8,536,395 | 3,724,031 | 0.55% | 4.54% |
| 1972 | 8,576,200 | 3,905,722 | 0.47% | 4.88% |
| 1973 | 8,620,967 | 4,106,344 | 0.52% | 5.14% |
| 1974 | 8,678,745 | 4,323,632 | 0.67% | 5.29% |
| 1975 | 8,720,742 | 4,556,287 | 0.48% | 5.38% |
| 1976 | 8,758,599 | 4,807,933 | 0.43% | 5.52% |
| 1977 | 8,804,183 | 5,083,048 | 0.52% | 5.72% |
| 1978 | 8,814,032 | 5,381,902 | 0.11% | 5.88% |
| 1979 | 8,825,940 | 5,703,698 | 0.14% | 5.98% |
| 1980 | 8,861,535 | 6,047,997 | 0.4% | 6.04% |
| 1981 | 8,891,117 | 6,420,551 | 0.33% | 6.16% |
| 1982 | 8,917,457 | 6,824,486 | 0.3% | 6.29% |
| 1983 | 8,939,738 | 7,252,941 | 0.25% | 6.28% |
| 1984 | 8,960,679 | 7,697,307 | 0.23% | 6.13% |
| 1985 | 8,960,547 | 8,151,779 | -0.001% | 5.9% |
| 1986 | 8,958,171 | 8,628,639 | -0.03% | 5.85% |
| 1987 | 8,971,359 | 9,130,194 | 0.15% | 5.81% |
| 1988 | 8,981,446 | 9,629,165 | 0.11% | 5.47% |
| 1989 | 8,876,972 | 10,128,394 | -1.16% | 5.18% |
| 1990 | 8,718,289 | 10,640,691 | -1.79% | 5.06% |
| 1991 | 8,632,367 | 11,160,744 | -0.99% | 4.89% |
| 1992 | 8,540,164 | 11,686,676 | -1.07% | 4.71% |
| 1993 | 8,472,313 | 12,215,862 | -0.79% | 4.53% |
| 1994 | 8,443,591 | 12,750,040 | -0.34% | 4.37% |
| 1995 | 8,406,067 | 13,289,245 | -0.44% | 4.23% |
| 1996 | 8,362,826 | 13,831,009 | -0.51% | 4.08% |
| 1997 | 8,312,068 | 14,374,943 | -0.61% | 3.93% |
| 1998 | 8,256,786 | 14,922,185 | -0.67% | 3.81% |
| 1999 | 8,210,624 | 15,472,075 | -0.56% | 3.69% |
| 2000 | 8,170,172 | 16,177,722 | -0.49% | 4.56% |
| 2001 | 8,009,142 | 17,041,397 | -1.97% | 5.34% |
| 2002 | 7,837,161 | 17,910,910 | -2.15% | 5.1% |
| 2003 | 7,775,327 | 18,786,767 | -0.79% | 4.89% |
| 2004 | 7,716,860 | 19,669,480 | -0.75% | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 7,658,972 | 20,559,890 | -0.75% | 4.53% |
| 2006 | 7,601,022 | 21,459,144 | -0.76% | 4.37% |
| 2007 | 7,545,338 | 22,368,313 | -0.73% | 4.24% |
| 2008 | 7,492,561 | 23,287,877 | -0.7% | 4.11% |
| 2009 | 7,444,443 | 24,217,654 | -0.64% | 3.99% |
| 2010 | 7,395,599 | 23,978,487 | -0.66% | -0.99% |
| 2011 | 7,348,328 | 25,091,867 | -0.64% | 4.64% |
| 2012 | 7,305,888 | 26,168,861 | -0.58% | 4.29% |
| 2013 | 7,160,005 | 27,624,004 | -2% | 5.56% |
| 2014 | 7,073,572 | 28,309,273 | -1.21% | 2.48% |
| 2015 | 6,984,225 | 29,816,382 | -1.26% | 5.32% |
| 2016 | 6,894,139 | 30,954,198 | -1.29% | 3.82% |
| 2017 | 6,803,468 | 30,977,355 | -1.32% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 6,710,798 | 30,196,281 | -1.36% | -2.52% |
| 2019 | 6,616,726 | 30,063,799 | -1.4% | -0.44% |
| 2020 | 6,550,696 | 31,552,510 | -1% | 4.95% |
| 2021 | 6,507,301 | 30,784,383 | -0.66% | -2.43% |
| 2022 | 6,465,097 | 32,175,224 | -0.65% | 4.52% |
| 2023 | 6,446,596 | 33,702,731 | -0.29% | 4.75% |
| 2024 | 6,444,366 | 35,300,280 | -0.03% | 4.74% |
| 2025 | 6,403,235 | 35,927,625 | -0.64% | 1.78% |
| 2026 | 6,358,515 | 36,550,694 | -0.7% | 1.73% |
| 2027 | 6,310,991 | 37,167,513 | -0.75% | 1.69% |
| 2028 | 6,261,580 | 37,775,810 | -0.78% | 1.64% |
| 2029 | 6,210,816 | 38,364,377 | -0.81% | 1.56% |
| 2030 | 6,158,806 | 38,918,375 | -0.84% | 1.44% |
| 2031 | 6,106,271 | 39,450,880 | -0.85% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 6,054,057 | 39,983,934 | -0.86% | 1.35% |
| 2033 | 6,001,675 | 40,517,599 | -0.87% | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 5,948,975 | 41,052,423 | -0.88% | 1.32% |
| 2035 | 5,896,427 | 41,588,429 | -0.88% | 1.31% |
| 2036 | 5,843,557 | 42,125,184 | -0.9% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 5,790,371 | 42,661,908 | -0.91% | 1.27% |
| 2038 | 5,737,870 | 43,198,420 | -0.91% | 1.26% |
| 2039 | 5,685,753 | 43,734,316 | -0.91% | 1.24% |
| 2040 | 5,633,818 | 44,269,571 | -0.91% | 1.22% |
| 2041 | 5,582,636 | 44,804,338 | -0.91% | 1.21% |
| 2042 | 5,532,405 | 45,338,111 | -0.9% | 1.19% |
| 2043 | 5,483,086 | 45,870,896 | -0.89% | 1.18% |
| 2044 | 5,434,397 | 46,403,116 | -0.89% | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 5,386,376 | 46,934,822 | -0.88% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 5,338,852 | 47,465,267 | -0.88% | 1.13% |
| 2047 | 5,291,441 | 47,993,976 | -0.89% | 1.11% |
| 2048 | 5,244,419 | 48,521,364 | -0.89% | 1.1% |
| 2049 | 5,197,955 | 49,047,461 | -0.89% | 1.08% |
| 2050 | 5,151,745 | 49,572,202 | -0.89% | 1.07% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 674,747 people (a 8.81% decline), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bulgaria lost -580,990 (a 8.32% decline), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).
Bulgaria was ranked 92nd most populous country in 2005 and is 111th in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.
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Population differences between Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia
|
Bulgaria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76 years | 79.2 years |
| Average age | 44.1 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 45.5 years | 30.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 60.5:39.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.81 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| Population density | 153.7 ppl/mi² | 42.5 ppl/mi² |
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