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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Bulgaria's population is 1.88 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Bulgaria vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Uruguay
2100 3,368,029 2,256,741
2099 3,392,444 2,279,899
2098 3,416,655 2,303,351
2097 3,440,938 2,326,987
2096 3,465,328 2,350,799
2095 3,489,216 2,374,835
2094 3,513,318 2,398,960
2093 3,537,356 2,423,269
2092 3,561,475 2,447,646
2091 3,585,597 2,472,126
2090 3,609,873 2,496,514
2089 3,634,642 2,520,852
2088 3,659,749 2,545,052
2087 3,685,668 2,569,100
2086 3,712,363 2,592,974
2085 3,739,898 2,616,629
2084 3,768,305 2,640,001
2083 3,797,217 2,663,150
2082 3,827,186 2,686,021
2081 3,857,721 2,708,594
2080 3,890,095 2,730,883
2079 3,923,403 2,752,831
2078 3,957,241 2,774,432
2077 3,992,168 2,795,709
2076 4,027,738 2,816,677
2075 4,064,356 2,837,308
2074 4,102,642 2,857,709
2073 4,141,518 2,877,721
2072 4,180,975 2,897,543
2071 4,221,261 2,917,097
2070 4,262,568 2,936,478
2069 4,304,304 2,955,616
2068 4,346,623 2,974,445
2067 4,389,924 2,992,987
2066 4,433,953 3,011,309
2065 4,478,521 3,029,441
2064 4,523,406 3,047,343
2063 4,568,385 3,065,064
2062 4,613,363 3,082,642
2061 4,658,825 3,100,006
2060 4,704,379 3,117,149
2059 4,749,738 3,133,952
2058 4,794,388 3,150,250
2057 4,839,236 3,166,055
2056 4,884,068 3,181,373
2055 4,929,309 3,196,072
2054 4,974,635 3,210,110
2053 5,020,162 3,223,395
2052 5,065,364 3,235,973
2051 5,110,833 3,247,888
2050 5,156,741 3,259,108
2049 5,202,941 3,269,675
2048 5,249,351 3,279,610
2047 5,296,642 3,288,969
2046 5,343,848 3,297,696
2045 5,391,354 3,305,917
2044 5,439,559 3,313,556
2043 5,488,407 3,320,565
2042 5,537,839 3,326,955
2041 5,588,510 3,332,884
2040 5,639,850 3,338,277
2039 5,692,028 3,343,295
2038 5,743,725 3,347,790
2037 5,796,645 3,351,911
2036 5,849,741 3,355,671
2035 5,902,025 3,359,126
2034 5,954,460 3,362,276
2033 6,007,050 3,365,250
2032 6,058,858 3,368,057
2031 6,111,118 3,370,727
2030 6,163,564 3,373,273
2029 6,214,784 3,375,805
2028 6,264,738 3,378,198
2027 6,313,255 3,380,504
2026 6,359,449 3,382,789
2025 6,402,394 3,384,805
2024 6,441,421 3,386,588
2023 6,446,596 3,388,081
2022 6,465,097 3,390,913
2021 6,507,301 3,396,695
2020 6,550,696 3,398,968
2019 6,616,726 3,397,206
2018 6,710,798 3,394,534
2017 6,803,468 3,388,438
2016 6,894,139 3,379,283
2015 6,984,225 3,368,017
2014 7,073,572 3,356,334
2013 7,160,005 3,345,337
2012 7,305,888 3,335,401
2011 7,348,328 3,326,825
2010 7,395,599 3,318,580
2009 7,444,443 3,310,091
2008 7,492,561 3,302,177
2007 7,545,338 3,295,153
2006 7,601,022 3,289,506
2005 7,658,972 3,285,771
2004 7,716,860 3,283,148
2003 7,775,327 3,281,186
2002 7,837,161 3,278,867
2001 8,009,142 3,274,251
2000 8,170,172 3,266,206
1999 8,210,624 3,254,015
1998 8,256,786 3,239,280
1997 8,312,068 3,223,345
1996 8,362,826 3,206,324
1995 8,406,067 3,189,440
1994 8,443,591 3,172,834
1993 8,472,313 3,156,345
1992 8,540,164 3,139,702
1991 8,632,367 3,122,354
1990 8,718,289 3,104,403
1989 8,876,972 3,086,255
1988 8,981,446 3,067,961
1987 8,971,359 3,049,896
1986 8,958,171 3,032,845
1985 8,960,547 3,017,037
1984 8,960,679 3,002,488
1983 8,939,738 2,988,778
1982 8,917,457 2,975,492
1981 8,891,117 2,963,246
1980 8,861,535 2,951,953
1979 8,825,940 2,939,903
1978 8,814,032 2,925,715
1977 8,804,183 2,909,461
1976 8,758,599 2,891,392
1975 8,720,742 2,872,320
1974 8,678,745 2,853,944
1973 8,620,967 2,837,133
1972 8,576,200 2,821,644
1971 8,536,395 2,806,462
1970 8,489,574 2,790,807
1969 8,434,172 2,773,974
1968 8,369,603 2,754,606
1967 8,310,226 2,732,277
1966 8,258,057 2,707,646
1965 8,204,168 2,681,169
1964 8,144,340 2,653,180
1963 8,078,145 2,623,766
1962 8,012,946 2,593,298
1961 7,943,118 2,562,044
1960 7,867,374 2,529,957

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.7% of the population in Bulgaria and 16.7% in Uruguay.

Population growth rate by year

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Uruguay
2100 -0.72% -1.02%
2099 -0.71% -1.02%
2098 -0.71% -1.02%
2097 -0.7% -1.01%
2096 -0.68% -1.01%
2095 -0.69% -1.01%
2094 -0.68% -1%
2093 -0.68% -1%
2092 -0.67% -0.99%
2091 -0.67% -0.98%
2090 -0.68% -0.97%
2089 -0.69% -0.95%
2088 -0.7% -0.94%
2087 -0.72% -0.92%
2086 -0.74% -0.9%
2085 -0.75% -0.89%
2084 -0.76% -0.87%
2083 -0.78% -0.85%
2082 -0.79% -0.83%
2081 -0.83% -0.82%
2080 -0.85% -0.8%
2079 -0.86% -0.78%
2078 -0.87% -0.76%
2077 -0.88% -0.74%
2076 -0.9% -0.73%
2075 -0.93% -0.71%
2074 -0.94% -0.7%
2073 -0.94% -0.68%
2072 -0.95% -0.67%
2071 -0.97% -0.66%
2070 -0.97% -0.65%
2069 -0.97% -0.63%
2068 -0.99% -0.62%
2067 -0.99% -0.61%
2066 -1% -0.6%
2065 -0.99% -0.59%
2064 -0.98% -0.58%
2063 -0.97% -0.57%
2062 -0.98% -0.56%
2061 -0.97% -0.55%
2060 -0.95% -0.54%
2059 -0.93% -0.52%
2058 -0.93% -0.5%
2057 -0.92% -0.48%
2056 -0.92% -0.46%
2055 -0.91% -0.44%
2054 -0.91% -0.41%
2053 -0.89% -0.39%
2052 -0.89% -0.37%
2051 -0.89% -0.34%
2050 -0.89% -0.32%
2049 -0.88% -0.3%
2048 -0.89% -0.28%
2047 -0.88% -0.26%
2046 -0.88% -0.25%
2045 -0.89% -0.23%
2044 -0.89% -0.21%
2043 -0.89% -0.19%
2042 -0.91% -0.18%
2041 -0.91% -0.16%
2040 -0.92% -0.15%
2039 -0.9% -0.13%
2038 -0.91% -0.12%
2037 -0.91% -0.11%
2036 -0.89% -0.1%
2035 -0.88% -0.09%
2034 -0.88% -0.09%
2033 -0.86% -0.08%
2032 -0.86% -0.08%
2031 -0.85% -0.08%
2030 -0.82% -0.08%
2029 -0.8% -0.07%
2028 -0.77% -0.07%
2027 -0.73% -0.07%
2026 -0.67% -0.06%
2025 -0.61% -0.05%
2024 -0.08% -0.04%
2023 -0.29% -0.08%
2022 -0.65% -0.17%
2021 -0.66% -0.07%
2020 -1% 0.05%
2019 -1.4% 0.08%
2018 -1.36% 0.18%
2017 -1.32% 0.27%
2016 -1.29% 0.33%
2015 -1.26% 0.35%
2014 -1.21% 0.33%
2013 -2% 0.3%
2012 -0.58% 0.26%
2011 -0.64% 0.25%
2010 -0.66% 0.26%
2009 -0.64% 0.24%
2008 -0.7% 0.21%
2007 -0.73% 0.17%
2006 -0.76% 0.11%
2005 -0.75% 0.08%
2004 -0.75% 0.06%
2003 -0.79% 0.07%
2002 -2.15% 0.14%
2001 -1.97% 0.25%
2000 -0.49% 0.37%
1999 -0.56% 0.45%
1998 -0.67% 0.49%
1997 -0.61% 0.53%
1996 -0.51% 0.53%
1995 -0.44% 0.52%
1994 -0.34% 0.52%
1993 -0.79% 0.53%
1992 -1.07% 0.56%
1991 -0.99% 0.58%
1990 -1.79% 0.59%
1989 -1.16% 0.6%
1988 0.11% 0.59%
1987 0.15% 0.56%
1986 -0.03% 0.52%
1985 -0.001% 0.48%
1984 0.23% 0.46%
1983 0.25% 0.45%
1982 0.3% 0.41%
1981 0.33% 0.38%
1980 0.4% 0.41%
1979 0.14% 0.48%
1978 0.11% 0.56%
1977 0.52% 0.62%
1976 0.43% 0.66%
1975 0.48% 0.64%
1974 0.67% 0.59%
1973 0.52% 0.55%
1972 0.47% 0.54%
1971 0.55% 0.56%
1970 0.66% 0.61%
1969 0.77% 0.7%
1968 0.71% 0.82%
1967 0.63% 0.91%
1966 0.66% 0.99%
1965 0.73% 1.05%
1964 0.82% 1.12%
1963 0.81% 1.17%
1962 0.88% 1.22%
1961 0.96% 1.27%

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

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In 2024, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.08%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Uruguay
Current population
6359449
3382789
Population rank 112/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.04%
One net population change
1.69 hours
5.87 hours
One birth every
9.16 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
5.19 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 -4
Annual growth/decline -5,175 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 167/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -2,961 -1,338
Net migration rank 106/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -1,338
2024 - 524 - -1,348
2023 -43,837 5,173 298 -1,501
2022 -62,065 26,498 -2,964 -1,501
2021 -90,452 11,756 -5,621 -1,482
2020 -65,507 30,167 4,048 -1,482
2019 -46,317 -2,156 3,873 -2,899
2018 -46,304 -3,873 7,322 -2,963
2017 -45,583 -6,109 10,907 -3,091
2016 -42,744 -9,482 14,008 -3,506
2015 -44,699 -4,227 16,194 -4,157
2014 -41,027 -2,180 16,238 -4,919
2013 -37,948 -1,324 16,318 -5,647
2012 -40,183 -26,334 15,520 -6,317
2011 -37,477 -23,360 14,934 -6,982
2010 -34,759 -21,668 16,231 -7,696
2009 -26,800 -19,060 16,947 -8,510
2008 -32,967 -17,595 16,838 -9,458
2007 -37,727 -16,366 17,422 -10,750
2006 -39,526 -15,184 17,783 -13,161
2005 -42,124 -14,435 18,926 -16,086
2004 -40,128 -13,604 18,067 -15,668
2003 -44,319 -13,183 18,628 -17,105
2002 -46,240 -12,735 20,073 -16,957
2001 -44,050 -30,726 20,729 -14,620
2000 -41,668 -26,211 21,060 -11,076
1999 -39,411 -23,846 21,844 -7,441
1998 -52,844 -23,262 22,114 -7,048
1997 -58,185 -22,963 23,737 -6,938
1996 -45,159 -21,520 24,635 -7,397
1995 -42,030 -22,020 24,872 -8,339
1994 -32,086 -20,984 24,637 -7,955
1993 -24,569 -19,973 24,212 -7,922
1992 -18,789 -120,552 24,847 -7,850
1991 -14,675 -119,356 25,422 -7,714
1990 -3,487 -116,817 25,699 -7,499
1989 5,326 -114,705 25,322 -7,229
1988 9,879 215 25,071 -6,582
1987 8,971 357 24,469 -6,833
1986 16,125 1,104 24,505 -8,046
1985 11,649 -19,230 23,988 -8,832
1984 20,610 -1,032 23,684 -9,730
1983 21,455 -1,872 24,146 -10,671
1982 24,077 -1,860 25,224 -12,131
1981 29,341 -1,830 24,968 -13,577
1980 30,129 -2,045 25,451 -14,252
1979 40,599 -872 27,456 -14,552
1978 44,070 -62,769 30,076 -14,611
1977 47,543 -11,955 31,321 -14,280
1976 56,055 -2,522 33,199 -14,096
1975 54,941 -38,071 33,393 -14,350
1974 64,223 -1,402 32,221 -14,512
1973 57,760 -5,409 30,213 -14,312
1972 47,169 -11,296 28,896 -13,817
1971 52,925 -7,654 28,584 -13,288
1970 61,125 -11,315 28,737 -12,727
1969 63,256 -3,204 28,805 -11,149
1968 69,468 -132 29,103 -8,028
1967 49,861 -420 29,514 -5,938
1966 54,504 -144 30,293 -4,599
1965 58,249 -1,406 30,807 -3,542
1964 66,783 505 31,340 -2,623
1963 66,241 500 31,824 -1,707
1962 64,104 499 31,441 -623
1961 75,460 378 30,975 703
1960 76,314 -1,112 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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