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Population in Bulgaria compared to Senegal: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Senegal's population is 3.06 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Bulgaria vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Senegal
2100 3,368,029 47,481,703
2099 3,392,444 47,309,204
2098 3,416,655 47,131,505
2097 3,440,938 46,942,831
2096 3,465,328 46,749,318
2095 3,489,216 46,548,519
2094 3,513,318 46,338,777
2093 3,537,356 46,124,372
2092 3,561,475 45,903,819
2091 3,585,597 45,676,277
2090 3,609,873 45,442,218
2089 3,634,642 45,197,486
2088 3,659,749 44,949,158
2087 3,685,668 44,692,601
2086 3,712,363 44,425,160
2085 3,739,898 44,150,556
2084 3,768,305 43,871,406
2083 3,797,217 43,579,072
2082 3,827,186 43,285,560
2081 3,857,721 42,984,866
2080 3,890,095 42,679,614
2079 3,923,403 42,366,808
2078 3,957,241 42,044,826
2077 3,992,168 41,716,837
2076 4,027,738 41,379,705
2075 4,064,356 41,030,232
2074 4,102,642 40,674,683
2073 4,141,518 40,312,726
2072 4,180,975 39,943,067
2071 4,221,261 39,568,028
2070 4,262,568 39,187,711
2069 4,304,304 38,795,322
2068 4,346,623 38,398,147
2067 4,389,924 37,996,983
2066 4,433,953 37,584,328
2065 4,478,521 37,167,637
2064 4,523,406 36,744,279
2063 4,568,385 36,318,015
2062 4,613,363 35,884,713
2061 4,658,825 35,448,776
2060 4,704,379 35,010,231
2059 4,749,738 34,571,669
2058 4,794,388 34,122,702
2057 4,839,236 33,673,448
2056 4,884,068 33,219,406
2055 4,929,309 32,765,741
2054 4,974,635 32,313,613
2053 5,020,162 31,859,051
2052 5,065,364 31,405,418
2051 5,110,833 30,949,633
2050 5,156,741 30,490,614
2049 5,202,941 30,032,811
2048 5,249,351 29,570,773
2047 5,296,642 29,111,688
2046 5,343,848 28,648,672
2045 5,391,354 28,187,838
2044 5,439,559 27,724,585
2043 5,488,407 27,260,926
2042 5,537,839 26,796,927
2041 5,588,510 26,332,270
2040 5,639,850 25,866,240
2039 5,692,028 25,398,425
2038 5,743,725 24,928,471
2037 5,796,645 24,457,649
2036 5,849,741 23,986,892
2035 5,902,025 23,515,497
2034 5,954,460 23,046,885
2033 6,007,050 22,578,286
2032 6,058,858 22,110,230
2031 6,111,118 21,643,047
2030 6,163,564 21,178,414
2029 6,214,784 20,719,234
2028 6,264,738 20,263,713
2027 6,313,255 19,814,138
2026 6,359,449 19,372,006
2025 6,402,394 18,934,809
2024 6,441,421 18,501,984
2023 6,446,596 18,077,573
2022 6,465,097 17,651,103
2021 6,507,301 17,220,867
2020 6,550,696 16,789,219
2019 6,616,726 16,352,922
2018 6,710,798 15,914,498
2017 6,803,468 15,475,002
2016 6,894,139 15,034,521
2015 6,984,225 14,593,331
2014 7,073,572 14,152,102
2013 7,160,005 13,710,849
2012 7,305,888 13,310,495
2011 7,348,328 12,958,897
2010 7,395,599 12,635,413
2009 7,444,443 12,337,389
2008 7,492,561 12,048,959
2007 7,545,338 11,770,344
2006 7,601,022 11,500,094
2005 7,658,972 11,235,472
2004 7,716,860 10,975,704
2003 7,775,327 10,721,176
2002 7,837,161 10,466,214
2001 8,009,142 10,212,942
2000 8,170,172 9,968,260
1999 8,210,624 9,730,887
1998 8,256,786 9,502,952
1997 8,312,068 9,283,495
1996 8,362,826 9,067,014
1995 8,406,067 8,848,101
1994 8,443,591 8,624,078
1993 8,472,313 8,396,288
1992 8,540,164 8,168,395
1991 8,632,367 7,943,085
1990 8,718,289 7,720,523
1989 8,876,972 7,502,207
1988 8,981,446 7,289,618
1987 8,971,359 7,081,530
1986 8,958,171 6,878,192
1985 8,960,547 6,683,287
1984 8,960,679 6,499,364
1983 8,939,738 6,324,504
1982 8,917,457 6,156,961
1981 8,891,117 5,997,160
1980 8,861,535 5,845,638
1979 8,825,940 5,702,895
1978 8,814,032 5,568,096
1977 8,804,183 5,439,549
1976 8,758,599 5,308,564
1975 8,720,742 5,170,810
1974 8,678,745 5,029,437
1973 8,620,967 4,885,181
1972 8,576,200 4,741,631
1971 8,536,395 4,601,864
1970 8,489,574 4,466,328
1969 8,434,172 4,334,974
1968 8,369,603 4,207,587
1967 8,310,226 4,083,870
1966 8,258,057 3,964,299
1965 8,204,168 3,849,788
1964 8,144,340 3,740,535
1963 8,078,145 3,635,876
1962 8,012,946 3,534,686
1961 7,943,118 3,436,375
1960 7,867,374 3,340,907

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Senegal is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47.5M 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
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Senegal
2100 -0.72% 0.36%
2099 -0.71% 0.38%
2098 -0.71% 0.4%
2097 -0.7% 0.41%
2096 -0.68% 0.43%
2095 -0.69% 0.45%
2094 -0.68% 0.46%
2093 -0.68% 0.48%
2092 -0.67% 0.5%
2091 -0.67% 0.52%
2090 -0.68% 0.54%
2089 -0.69% 0.55%
2088 -0.7% 0.57%
2087 -0.72% 0.6%
2086 -0.74% 0.62%
2085 -0.75% 0.64%
2084 -0.76% 0.67%
2083 -0.78% 0.68%
2082 -0.79% 0.7%
2081 -0.83% 0.72%
2080 -0.85% 0.74%
2079 -0.86% 0.77%
2078 -0.87% 0.79%
2077 -0.88% 0.81%
2076 -0.9% 0.85%
2075 -0.93% 0.87%
2074 -0.94% 0.9%
2073 -0.94% 0.93%
2072 -0.95% 0.95%
2071 -0.97% 0.97%
2070 -0.97% 1.01%
2069 -0.97% 1.03%
2068 -0.99% 1.06%
2067 -0.99% 1.1%
2066 -1% 1.12%
2065 -0.99% 1.15%
2064 -0.98% 1.17%
2063 -0.97% 1.21%
2062 -0.98% 1.23%
2061 -0.97% 1.25%
2060 -0.95% 1.27%
2059 -0.93% 1.32%
2058 -0.93% 1.33%
2057 -0.92% 1.37%
2056 -0.92% 1.38%
2055 -0.91% 1.4%
2054 -0.91% 1.43%
2053 -0.89% 1.44%
2052 -0.89% 1.47%
2051 -0.89% 1.51%
2050 -0.89% 1.52%
2049 -0.88% 1.56%
2048 -0.89% 1.58%
2047 -0.88% 1.62%
2046 -0.88% 1.63%
2045 -0.89% 1.67%
2044 -0.89% 1.7%
2043 -0.89% 1.73%
2042 -0.91% 1.76%
2041 -0.91% 1.8%
2040 -0.92% 1.84%
2039 -0.9% 1.89%
2038 -0.91% 1.93%
2037 -0.91% 1.96%
2036 -0.89% 2%
2035 -0.88% 2.03%
2034 -0.88% 2.08%
2033 -0.86% 2.12%
2032 -0.86% 2.16%
2031 -0.85% 2.19%
2030 -0.82% 2.22%
2029 -0.8% 2.25%
2028 -0.77% 2.27%
2027 -0.73% 2.28%
2026 -0.67% 2.31%
2025 -0.61% 2.34%
2024 -0.08% 2.35%
2023 -0.29% 2.42%
2022 -0.65% 2.5%
2021 -0.66% 2.57%
2020 -1% 2.67%
2019 -1.4% 2.75%
2018 -1.36% 2.84%
2017 -1.32% 2.93%
2016 -1.29% 3.02%
2015 -1.26% 3.12%
2014 -1.21% 3.22%
2013 -2% 3.01%
2012 -0.58% 2.71%
2011 -0.64% 2.56%
2010 -0.66% 2.42%
2009 -0.64% 2.39%
2008 -0.7% 2.37%
2007 -0.73% 2.35%
2006 -0.76% 2.36%
2005 -0.75% 2.37%
2004 -0.75% 2.37%
2003 -0.79% 2.44%
2002 -2.15% 2.48%
2001 -1.97% 2.45%
2000 -0.49% 2.44%
1999 -0.56% 2.4%
1998 -0.67% 2.36%
1997 -0.61% 2.39%
1996 -0.51% 2.47%
1995 -0.44% 2.6%
1994 -0.34% 2.71%
1993 -0.79% 2.79%
1992 -1.07% 2.84%
1991 -0.99% 2.88%
1990 -1.79% 2.91%
1989 -1.16% 2.92%
1988 0.11% 2.94%
1987 0.15% 2.96%
1986 -0.03% 2.92%
1985 -0.001% 2.83%
1984 0.23% 2.76%
1983 0.25% 2.72%
1982 0.3% 2.66%
1981 0.33% 2.59%
1980 0.4% 2.5%
1979 0.14% 2.42%
1978 0.11% 2.36%
1977 0.52% 2.47%
1976 0.43% 2.66%
1975 0.48% 2.81%
1974 0.67% 2.95%
1973 0.52% 3.03%
1972 0.47% 3.04%
1971 0.55% 3.03%
1970 0.66% 3.03%
1969 0.77% 3.03%
1968 0.71% 3.03%
1967 0.63% 3.02%
1966 0.66% 2.97%
1965 0.73% 2.92%
1964 0.82% 2.88%
1963 0.81% 2.86%
1962 0.88% 2.86%
1961 0.96% 2.86%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/senegal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.08%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Senegal
Current population
6359449
19491599
Population rank 112/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.24%
One net population change
1.69 hours
1.24 minutes
One birth every
9.16 minutes
59.3 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +1,163
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 35/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -12,636
Net migration rank 106/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -12,636
2024 - 524 - -10,307
2023 -43,837 5,173 431,006 -9,999
2022 -62,065 26,498 415,507 16,425
2021 -90,452 11,756 403,019 25,519
2020 -65,507 30,167 400,910 33,848
2019 -46,317 -2,156 399,436 38,386
2018 -46,304 -3,873 405,454 33,567
2017 -45,583 -6,109 410,366 29,605
2016 -42,744 -9,482 411,480 29,498
2015 -44,699 -4,227 407,008 34,387
2014 -41,027 -2,180 405,019 36,030
2013 -37,948 -1,324 406,582 34,878
2012 -40,183 -26,334 402,243 -42,978
2011 -37,477 -23,360 387,290 -43,350
2010 -34,759 -21,668 372,934 -69,888
2009 -26,800 -19,060 362,238 -69,239
2008 -32,967 -17,595 351,661 -67,812
2007 -37,727 -16,366 339,963 -66,580
2006 -39,526 -15,184 331,364 -64,254
2005 -42,124 -14,435 323,908 -61,781
2004 -40,128 -13,604 317,286 -59,879
2003 -44,319 -13,183 308,856 -57,213
2002 -46,240 -12,735 298,842 -40,554
2001 -44,050 -30,726 289,690 -41,422
2000 -41,668 -26,211 283,946 -42,854
1999 -39,411 -23,846 277,944 -44,284
1998 -52,844 -23,262 267,404 -45,189
1997 -58,185 -22,963 261,200 -44,506
1996 -45,159 -21,520 255,418 -39,162
1995 -42,030 -22,020 252,552 -31,001
1994 -32,086 -20,984 249,115 -22,633
1993 -24,569 -19,973 245,742 -16,649
1992 -18,789 -120,552 241,482 -14,796
1991 -14,675 -119,356 237,713 -13,783
1990 -3,487 -116,817 234,155 -12,959
1989 5,326 -114,705 227,797 -12,362
1988 9,879 215 221,772 -12,036
1987 8,971 357 218,522 -12,086
1986 16,125 1,104 212,887 -12,655
1985 11,649 -19,230 208,218 -18,644
1984 20,610 -1,032 203,125 -24,858
1983 21,455 -1,872 197,673 -26,222
1982 24,077 -1,860 191,309 -27,672
1981 29,341 -1,830 185,917 -29,959
1980 30,129 -2,045 179,707 -32,616
1979 40,599 -872 173,425 -35,022
1978 44,070 -62,769 167,744 -36,559
1977 47,543 -11,955 161,636 -35,731
1976 56,055 -2,522 154,776 -18,716
1975 54,941 -38,071 147,311 -7,870
1974 64,223 -1,402 139,974 3,347
1973 57,760 -5,409 133,834 11,382
1972 47,169 -11,296 128,024 13,852
1971 52,925 -7,654 122,511 15,131
1970 61,125 -11,315 117,264 16,168
1969 63,256 -3,204 112,393 16,887
1968 69,468 -132 108,240 17,264
1967 49,861 -420 104,824 17,107
1966 54,504 -144 101,359 15,849
1965 58,249 -1,406 97,912 13,913
1964 66,783 505 94,797 11,892
1963 66,241 500 92,264 10,371
1962 64,104 499 89,937 9,809
1961 75,460 378 87,322 9,549
1960 76,314 -1,112 84,735 9,337

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/senegal | CC BY

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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

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
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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