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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 8.39 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Bulgaria vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Sudan
2100 3,368,029 137,695,876
2099 3,392,444 137,114,644
2098 3,416,655 136,500,499
2097 3,440,938 135,860,701
2096 3,465,328 135,222,218
2095 3,489,216 134,553,615
2094 3,513,318 133,902,112
2093 3,537,356 133,186,791
2092 3,561,475 132,427,642
2091 3,585,597 131,674,049
2090 3,609,873 130,893,042
2089 3,634,642 130,075,970
2088 3,659,749 129,234,968
2087 3,685,668 128,358,981
2086 3,712,363 127,463,823
2085 3,739,898 126,555,673
2084 3,768,305 125,612,419
2083 3,797,217 124,663,868
2082 3,827,186 123,716,124
2081 3,857,721 122,772,016
2080 3,890,095 121,805,246
2079 3,923,403 120,822,781
2078 3,957,241 119,802,944
2077 3,992,168 118,776,597
2076 4,027,738 117,748,457
2075 4,064,356 116,688,549
2074 4,102,642 115,601,159
2073 4,141,518 114,499,847
2072 4,180,975 113,374,089
2071 4,221,261 112,235,978
2070 4,262,568 111,102,687
2069 4,304,304 109,945,533
2068 4,346,623 108,791,037
2067 4,389,924 107,581,192
2066 4,433,953 106,357,353
2065 4,478,521 105,145,307
2064 4,523,406 103,903,801
2063 4,568,385 102,642,643
2062 4,613,363 101,354,095
2061 4,658,825 100,067,335
2060 4,704,379 98,765,585
2059 4,749,738 97,461,067
2058 4,794,388 96,135,716
2057 4,839,236 94,800,344
2056 4,884,068 93,458,640
2055 4,929,309 92,089,717
2054 4,974,635 90,711,253
2053 5,020,162 89,342,122
2052 5,065,364 87,962,125
2051 5,110,833 86,581,277
2050 5,156,741 85,194,794
2049 5,202,941 83,803,171
2048 5,249,351 82,442,635
2047 5,296,642 81,085,689
2046 5,343,848 79,725,126
2045 5,391,354 78,359,927
2044 5,439,559 77,006,049
2043 5,488,407 75,652,858
2042 5,537,839 74,312,465
2041 5,588,510 72,968,877
2040 5,639,850 71,640,015
2039 5,692,028 70,319,906
2038 5,743,725 69,001,239
2037 5,796,645 67,665,904
2036 5,849,741 66,337,650
2035 5,902,025 65,001,359
2034 5,954,460 63,664,516
2033 6,007,050 62,329,849
2032 6,058,858 61,007,985
2031 6,111,118 59,695,860
2030 6,163,564 58,384,521
2029 6,214,784 57,082,767
2028 6,264,738 55,800,806
2027 6,313,255 54,523,219
2026 6,359,449 52,894,744
2025 6,402,394 51,256,148
2024 6,441,421 50,448,963
2023 6,446,596 50,042,791
2022 6,465,097 49,383,346
2021 6,507,301 48,066,924
2020 6,550,696 46,789,231
2019 6,616,726 45,548,175
2018 6,710,798 44,230,596
2017 6,803,468 42,714,306
2016 6,894,139 41,259,892
2015 6,984,225 40,024,431
2014 7,073,572 38,823,318
2013 7,160,005 37,785,849
2012 7,305,888 36,923,178
2011 7,348,328 36,140,806
2010 7,395,599 35,414,399
2009 7,444,443 34,569,113
2008 7,492,561 33,623,980
2007 7,545,338 32,764,135
2006 7,601,022 31,992,435
2005 7,658,972 31,262,444
2004 7,716,860 30,556,637
2003 7,775,327 29,896,035
2002 7,837,161 29,228,727
2001 8,009,142 28,516,770
2000 8,170,172 27,816,745
1999 8,210,624 27,130,613
1998 8,256,786 26,458,999
1997 8,312,068 25,799,821
1996 8,362,826 25,231,528
1995 8,406,067 24,672,143
1994 8,443,591 24,043,948
1993 8,472,313 23,445,592
1992 8,540,164 22,927,355
1991 8,632,367 22,470,676
1990 8,718,289 22,021,481
1989 8,876,972 21,578,022
1988 8,981,446 21,138,431
1987 8,971,359 20,704,904
1986 8,958,171 20,288,238
1985 8,960,547 19,905,872
1984 8,960,679 19,546,528
1983 8,939,738 19,109,770
1982 8,917,457 18,486,645
1981 8,891,117 17,780,572
1980 8,861,535 17,058,905
1979 8,825,940 16,355,352
1978 8,814,032 15,695,003
1977 8,804,183 15,086,614
1976 8,758,599 14,569,716
1975 8,720,742 14,064,798
1974 8,678,745 13,580,723
1973 8,620,967 13,049,315
1972 8,576,200 12,527,856
1971 8,536,395 12,105,539
1970 8,489,574 11,695,771
1969 8,434,172 11,298,936
1968 8,369,603 10,917,999
1967 8,310,226 10,550,597
1966 8,258,057 10,197,578
1965 8,204,168 9,858,030
1964 8,144,340 9,531,109
1963 8,078,145 9,218,077
1962 8,012,946 8,919,028
1961 7,943,118 8,634,941
1960 7,867,374 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M 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
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Sudan
2100 -0.72% 0.42%
2099 -0.71% 0.45%
2098 -0.71% 0.47%
2097 -0.7% 0.47%
2096 -0.68% 0.5%
2095 -0.69% 0.49%
2094 -0.68% 0.54%
2093 -0.68% 0.57%
2092 -0.67% 0.57%
2091 -0.67% 0.6%
2090 -0.68% 0.63%
2089 -0.69% 0.65%
2088 -0.7% 0.68%
2087 -0.72% 0.7%
2086 -0.74% 0.72%
2085 -0.75% 0.75%
2084 -0.76% 0.76%
2083 -0.78% 0.77%
2082 -0.79% 0.77%
2081 -0.83% 0.79%
2080 -0.85% 0.81%
2079 -0.86% 0.85%
2078 -0.87% 0.86%
2077 -0.88% 0.87%
2076 -0.9% 0.91%
2075 -0.93% 0.94%
2074 -0.94% 0.96%
2073 -0.94% 0.99%
2072 -0.95% 1.01%
2071 -0.97% 1.02%
2070 -0.97% 1.05%
2069 -0.97% 1.06%
2068 -0.99% 1.12%
2067 -0.99% 1.15%
2066 -1% 1.15%
2065 -0.99% 1.19%
2064 -0.98% 1.23%
2063 -0.97% 1.27%
2062 -0.98% 1.29%
2061 -0.97% 1.32%
2060 -0.95% 1.34%
2059 -0.93% 1.38%
2058 -0.93% 1.41%
2057 -0.92% 1.44%
2056 -0.92% 1.49%
2055 -0.91% 1.52%
2054 -0.91% 1.53%
2053 -0.89% 1.57%
2052 -0.89% 1.59%
2051 -0.89% 1.63%
2050 -0.89% 1.66%
2049 -0.88% 1.65%
2048 -0.89% 1.67%
2047 -0.88% 1.71%
2046 -0.88% 1.74%
2045 -0.89% 1.76%
2044 -0.89% 1.79%
2043 -0.89% 1.8%
2042 -0.91% 1.84%
2041 -0.91% 1.85%
2040 -0.92% 1.88%
2039 -0.9% 1.91%
2038 -0.91% 1.97%
2037 -0.91% 2%
2036 -0.89% 2.06%
2035 -0.88% 2.1%
2034 -0.88% 2.14%
2033 -0.86% 2.17%
2032 -0.86% 2.2%
2031 -0.85% 2.25%
2030 -0.82% 2.28%
2029 -0.8% 2.3%
2028 -0.77% 2.34%
2027 -0.73% 3.08%
2026 -0.67% 3.2%
2025 -0.61% 1.6%
2024 -0.08% 0.81%
2023 -0.29% 1.34%
2022 -0.65% 2.74%
2021 -0.66% 2.73%
2020 -1% 2.72%
2019 -1.4% 2.98%
2018 -1.36% 3.55%
2017 -1.32% 3.53%
2016 -1.29% 3.09%
2015 -1.26% 3.09%
2014 -1.21% 2.75%
2013 -2% 2.34%
2012 -0.58% 2.16%
2011 -0.64% 2.05%
2010 -0.66% 2.45%
2009 -0.64% 2.81%
2008 -0.7% 2.62%
2007 -0.73% 2.41%
2006 -0.76% 2.34%
2005 -0.75% 2.31%
2004 -0.75% 2.21%
2003 -0.79% 2.28%
2002 -2.15% 2.5%
2001 -1.97% 2.52%
2000 -0.49% 2.53%
1999 -0.56% 2.54%
1998 -0.67% 2.55%
1997 -0.61% 2.25%
1996 -0.51% 2.27%
1995 -0.44% 2.61%
1994 -0.34% 2.55%
1993 -0.79% 2.26%
1992 -1.07% 2.03%
1991 -0.99% 2.04%
1990 -1.79% 2.06%
1989 -1.16% 2.08%
1988 0.11% 2.09%
1987 0.15% 2.05%
1986 -0.03% 1.92%
1985 -0.001% 1.84%
1984 0.23% 2.29%
1983 0.25% 3.37%
1982 0.3% 3.97%
1981 0.33% 4.23%
1980 0.4% 4.3%
1979 0.14% 4.21%
1978 0.11% 4.03%
1977 0.52% 3.55%
1976 0.43% 3.59%
1975 0.48% 3.56%
1974 0.67% 4.07%
1973 0.52% 4.16%
1972 0.47% 3.49%
1971 0.55% 3.5%
1970 0.66% 3.51%
1969 0.77% 3.49%
1968 0.71% 3.48%
1967 0.63% 3.46%
1966 0.66% 3.44%
1965 0.73% 3.43%
1964 0.82% 3.4%
1963 0.81% 3.35%
1962 0.88% 3.29%
1961 0.96% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.08%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Sudan
Current population
6359449
53335233
Population rank 112/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.64%
One net population change
1.69 hours
1.29 minutes
One birth every
9.16 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +1,113
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 116/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 +291,469
Net migration rank 106/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - 291,469
2024 - 524 - -544,257
2023 -43,837 5,173 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -62,065 26,498 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -90,452 11,756 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -65,507 30,167 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -46,317 -2,156 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -46,304 -3,873 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -45,583 -6,109 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -42,744 -9,482 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -44,699 -4,227 1,145,259 66,476
2014 -41,027 -2,180 1,097,962 92,504
2013 -37,948 -1,324 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 -40,183 -26,334 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 -37,477 -23,360 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 -34,759 -21,668 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 -26,800 -19,060 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 -32,967 -17,595 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 -37,727 -16,366 992,819 -201,769
2006 -39,526 -15,184 963,740 -211,387
2005 -42,124 -14,435 907,017 -199,378
2004 -40,128 -13,604 889,382 -185,392
2003 -44,319 -13,183 898,226 -281,001
2002 -46,240 -12,735 897,965 -180,603
2001 -44,050 -30,726 880,284 -173,745
2000 -41,668 -26,211 858,536 -165,030
1999 -39,411 -23,846 835,840 -157,090
1998 -52,844 -23,262 814,752 -150,271
1997 -58,185 -22,963 802,245 -148,368
1996 -45,159 -21,520 792,926 -310,221
1995 -42,030 -22,020 780,700 -144,670
1994 -32,086 -20,984 764,645 -144,324
1993 -24,569 -19,973 743,249 -166,861
1992 -18,789 -120,552 731,177 -271,093
1991 -14,675 -119,356 714,612 -261,341
1990 -3,487 -116,817 699,953 -254,825
1989 5,326 -114,705 683,743 -241,979
1988 9,879 215 672,604 -235,213
1987 8,971 357 658,416 -228,756
1986 16,125 1,104 649,649 -245,968
1985 11,649 -19,230 583,382 -222,315
1984 20,610 -1,032 577,405 -219,755
1983 21,455 -1,872 570,198 -54,325
1982 24,077 -1,860 606,362 124,007
1981 29,341 -1,830 585,087 96,697
1980 30,129 -2,045 552,930 208,602
1979 40,599 -872 524,942 120,613
1978 44,070 -62,769 497,987 177,153
1977 47,543 -11,955 483,089 58,540
1976 56,055 -2,522 470,019 22,147
1975 54,941 -38,071 454,813 62,843
1974 64,223 -1,402 444,456 6,023
1973 57,760 -5,409 439,201 173,143
1972 47,169 -11,296 428,340 2,238
1971 52,925 -7,654 417,641 -3,577
1970 61,125 -11,315 401,013 4,479
1969 63,256 -3,204 385,712 2,476
1968 69,468 -132 370,917 2,776
1967 49,861 -420 356,599 4,508
1966 54,504 -144 342,118 2,813
1965 58,249 -1,406 327,799 6,367
1964 66,783 505 315,166 4,505
1963 66,241 500 302,132 4,263
1962 64,104 499 287,317 4,387
1961 75,460 378 272,562 3,904
1960 76,314 -1,112 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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