The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,444,366 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,403,235 people compared to 19,281,054 in Senegal.
Population statistics:
- Senegal's population is 3.01 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
- Bulgaria is ranked the 111th 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 0.23% for Senegal.
- For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.95% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
- Since 2005, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.66M people to 6.4M (16.4% decline), while Senegal has grown from 11.2M to 19.3M (71.6% growth).
- Senegal is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47M 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 Senegal: live population counter
Bulgaria
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Senegal
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6403235
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19281054
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| Population rank | 111/197 | 68/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.23% |
| One net population change |
3.93 hours
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1.24 minutes
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| One birth every |
9.16 minutes
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59.3 seconds
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| One death every |
5.19 minutes
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5.21 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
16.7 hours
|
51 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +524 | -10,307 |
| Daily growth/decline | -6 | +1,163 |
| Annual growth/decline | -2,230 | +424,411 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.03% | +2.35% |
| Population growth rate rank | 168/197 | 37/197 |
Bulgaria and Senegal: population history and growth rate by year chart
Bulgaria
Population
Growth rate
Senegal
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bulgaria
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Senegal
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Bulgaria
|
Senegal
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| 1960 | 7,867,374 | 3,340,907 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,943,118 | 3,436,375 | 0.96% | 2.86% |
| 1962 | 8,012,946 | 3,534,686 | 0.88% | 2.86% |
| 1963 | 8,078,145 | 3,635,876 | 0.81% | 2.86% |
| 1964 | 8,144,340 | 3,740,535 | 0.82% | 2.88% |
| 1965 | 8,204,168 | 3,849,788 | 0.73% | 2.92% |
| 1966 | 8,258,057 | 3,964,299 | 0.66% | 2.97% |
| 1967 | 8,310,226 | 4,083,870 | 0.63% | 3.02% |
| 1968 | 8,369,603 | 4,207,587 | 0.71% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 8,434,172 | 4,334,974 | 0.77% | 3.03% |
| 1970 | 8,489,574 | 4,466,328 | 0.66% | 3.03% |
| 1971 | 8,536,395 | 4,601,864 | 0.55% | 3.03% |
| 1972 | 8,576,200 | 4,741,631 | 0.47% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 8,620,967 | 4,885,181 | 0.52% | 3.03% |
| 1974 | 8,678,745 | 5,029,437 | 0.67% | 2.95% |
| 1975 | 8,720,742 | 5,170,810 | 0.48% | 2.81% |
| 1976 | 8,758,599 | 5,308,564 | 0.43% | 2.66% |
| 1977 | 8,804,183 | 5,439,549 | 0.52% | 2.47% |
| 1978 | 8,814,032 | 5,568,096 | 0.11% | 2.36% |
| 1979 | 8,825,940 | 5,702,895 | 0.14% | 2.42% |
| 1980 | 8,861,535 | 5,845,638 | 0.4% | 2.5% |
| 1981 | 8,891,117 | 5,997,160 | 0.33% | 2.59% |
| 1982 | 8,917,457 | 6,156,961 | 0.3% | 2.66% |
| 1983 | 8,939,738 | 6,324,504 | 0.25% | 2.72% |
| 1984 | 8,960,679 | 6,499,364 | 0.23% | 2.76% |
| 1985 | 8,960,547 | 6,683,287 | -0.001% | 2.83% |
| 1986 | 8,958,171 | 6,878,192 | -0.03% | 2.92% |
| 1987 | 8,971,359 | 7,081,530 | 0.15% | 2.96% |
| 1988 | 8,981,446 | 7,289,618 | 0.11% | 2.94% |
| 1989 | 8,876,972 | 7,502,207 | -1.16% | 2.92% |
| 1990 | 8,718,289 | 7,720,523 | -1.79% | 2.91% |
| 1991 | 8,632,367 | 7,943,085 | -0.99% | 2.88% |
| 1992 | 8,540,164 | 8,168,395 | -1.07% | 2.84% |
| 1993 | 8,472,313 | 8,396,288 | -0.79% | 2.79% |
| 1994 | 8,443,591 | 8,624,078 | -0.34% | 2.71% |
| 1995 | 8,406,067 | 8,848,101 | -0.44% | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 8,362,826 | 9,067,014 | -0.51% | 2.47% |
| 1997 | 8,312,068 | 9,283,495 | -0.61% | 2.39% |
| 1998 | 8,256,786 | 9,502,952 | -0.67% | 2.36% |
| 1999 | 8,210,624 | 9,730,887 | -0.56% | 2.4% |
| 2000 | 8,170,172 | 9,968,260 | -0.49% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 8,009,142 | 10,212,942 | -1.97% | 2.45% |
| 2002 | 7,837,161 | 10,466,214 | -2.15% | 2.48% |
| 2003 | 7,775,327 | 10,721,176 | -0.79% | 2.44% |
| 2004 | 7,716,860 | 10,975,704 | -0.75% | 2.37% |
| 2005 | 7,658,972 | 11,235,472 | -0.75% | 2.37% |
| 2006 | 7,601,022 | 11,500,094 | -0.76% | 2.36% |
| 2007 | 7,545,338 | 11,770,344 | -0.73% | 2.35% |
| 2008 | 7,492,561 | 12,048,959 | -0.7% | 2.37% |
| 2009 | 7,444,443 | 12,337,389 | -0.64% | 2.39% |
| 2010 | 7,395,599 | 12,635,413 | -0.66% | 2.42% |
| 2011 | 7,348,328 | 12,958,897 | -0.64% | 2.56% |
| 2012 | 7,305,888 | 13,310,495 | -0.58% | 2.71% |
| 2013 | 7,160,005 | 13,710,849 | -2% | 3.01% |
| 2014 | 7,073,572 | 14,152,102 | -1.21% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 6,984,225 | 14,593,331 | -1.26% | 3.12% |
| 2016 | 6,894,139 | 15,034,521 | -1.29% | 3.02% |
| 2017 | 6,803,468 | 15,475,002 | -1.32% | 2.93% |
| 2018 | 6,710,798 | 15,914,498 | -1.36% | 2.84% |
| 2019 | 6,616,726 | 16,352,922 | -1.4% | 2.75% |
| 2020 | 6,550,696 | 16,789,219 | -1% | 2.67% |
| 2021 | 6,507,301 | 17,220,867 | -0.66% | 2.57% |
| 2022 | 6,465,097 | 17,651,103 | -0.65% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 6,446,596 | 18,077,573 | -0.29% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 6,444,366 | 18,501,984 | -0.03% | 2.35% |
| 2025 | 6,403,235 | 18,931,964 | -0.64% | 2.32% |
| 2026 | 6,358,515 | 19,366,546 | -0.7% | 2.3% |
| 2027 | 6,310,991 | 19,807,242 | -0.75% | 2.28% |
| 2028 | 6,261,580 | 20,254,562 | -0.78% | 2.26% |
| 2029 | 6,210,816 | 20,706,628 | -0.81% | 2.23% |
| 2030 | 6,158,806 | 21,163,189 | -0.84% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 6,106,271 | 21,623,709 | -0.85% | 2.18% |
| 2032 | 6,054,057 | 22,085,928 | -0.86% | 2.14% |
| 2033 | 6,001,675 | 22,548,831 | -0.87% | 2.1% |
| 2034 | 5,948,975 | 23,012,018 | -0.88% | 2.05% |
| 2035 | 5,896,427 | 23,476,591 | -0.88% | 2.02% |
| 2036 | 5,843,557 | 23,942,221 | -0.9% | 1.98% |
| 2037 | 5,790,371 | 24,407,574 | -0.91% | 1.94% |
| 2038 | 5,737,870 | 24,872,512 | -0.91% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 5,685,753 | 25,335,991 | -0.91% | 1.86% |
| 2040 | 5,633,818 | 25,797,506 | -0.91% | 1.82% |
| 2041 | 5,582,636 | 26,257,464 | -0.91% | 1.78% |
| 2042 | 5,532,405 | 26,716,424 | -0.9% | 1.75% |
| 2043 | 5,483,086 | 27,174,896 | -0.89% | 1.72% |
| 2044 | 5,434,397 | 27,632,997 | -0.89% | 1.69% |
| 2045 | 5,386,376 | 28,089,695 | -0.88% | 1.65% |
| 2046 | 5,338,852 | 28,546,280 | -0.88% | 1.63% |
| 2047 | 5,291,441 | 29,002,001 | -0.89% | 1.6% |
| 2048 | 5,244,419 | 29,457,233 | -0.89% | 1.57% |
| 2049 | 5,197,955 | 29,911,840 | -0.89% | 1.54% |
| 2050 | 5,151,745 | 30,364,944 | -0.89% | 1.51% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 674,747 people (a 8.81% decline), while Senegal gained 3,357,859 people (a 29.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bulgaria lost -580,990 (a 8.32% decline), while Senegal's population increased by 4,687,723 (a 32.1% growth).
Bulgaria was ranked 92nd most populous country in 2005 and is 111th in 2025. Senegal was ranked 73rd in 2005 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 57.5% to 30,364,944 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.
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Population differences between Bulgaria and Senegal
|
Bulgaria
|
Senegal
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76 years | 69.2 years |
| Average age | 44.1 years | 24.5 years |
| Median age | 45.5 years | 20.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 50.8:49.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.81 births per woman | 3.82 births per woman |
| Population density | 153.7 ppl/mi² | 248.9 ppl/mi² |
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