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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 5.97 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Bulgaria vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Uzbekistan
2100 3,368,029 74,950,276
2099 3,392,444 74,687,562
2098 3,416,655 74,412,253
2097 3,440,938 74,120,787
2096 3,465,328 73,822,520
2095 3,489,216 73,512,493
2094 3,513,318 73,187,441
2093 3,537,356 72,852,823
2092 3,561,475 72,509,869
2091 3,585,597 72,158,109
2090 3,609,873 71,795,130
2089 3,634,642 71,419,019
2088 3,659,749 71,037,131
2087 3,685,668 70,645,917
2086 3,712,363 70,250,312
2085 3,739,898 69,845,645
2084 3,768,305 69,430,096
2083 3,797,217 69,009,654
2082 3,827,186 68,591,369
2081 3,857,721 68,161,432
2080 3,890,095 67,729,509
2079 3,923,403 67,293,106
2078 3,957,241 66,849,622
2077 3,992,168 66,394,934
2076 4,027,738 65,946,007
2075 4,064,356 65,494,544
2074 4,102,642 65,041,409
2073 4,141,518 64,584,034
2072 4,180,975 64,126,554
2071 4,221,261 63,662,468
2070 4,262,568 63,197,548
2069 4,304,304 62,728,854
2068 4,346,623 62,256,069
2067 4,389,924 61,779,846
2066 4,433,953 61,296,688
2065 4,478,521 60,808,437
2064 4,523,406 60,310,657
2063 4,568,385 59,805,006
2062 4,613,363 59,290,829
2061 4,658,825 58,769,606
2060 4,704,379 58,237,257
2059 4,749,738 57,693,970
2058 4,794,388 57,141,935
2057 4,839,236 56,580,336
2056 4,884,068 56,012,936
2055 4,929,309 55,434,251
2054 4,974,635 54,845,302
2053 5,020,162 54,247,246
2052 5,065,364 53,641,903
2051 5,110,833 53,028,742
2050 5,156,741 52,411,754
2049 5,202,941 51,787,458
2048 5,249,351 51,159,295
2047 5,296,642 50,526,830
2046 5,343,848 49,892,416
2045 5,391,354 49,257,909
2044 5,439,559 48,629,333
2043 5,488,407 48,007,917
2042 5,537,839 47,394,130
2041 5,588,510 46,789,557
2040 5,639,850 46,197,382
2039 5,692,028 45,613,886
2038 5,743,725 45,033,877
2037 5,796,645 44,458,257
2036 5,849,741 43,884,266
2035 5,902,025 43,308,578
2034 5,954,460 42,729,398
2033 6,007,050 42,143,548
2032 6,058,858 41,549,754
2031 6,111,118 40,948,133
2030 6,163,564 40,333,867
2029 6,214,784 39,708,371
2028 6,264,738 39,074,978
2027 6,313,255 38,426,208
2026 6,359,449 37,758,494
2025 6,402,394 37,071,527
2024 6,441,421 36,361,859
2023 6,446,596 35,652,307
2022 6,465,097 34,938,955
2021 6,507,301 34,243,696
2020 6,550,696 33,586,372
2019 6,616,726 32,964,701
2018 6,710,798 32,373,490
2017 6,803,468 31,819,178
2016 6,894,139 31,284,568
2015 6,984,225 30,749,346
2014 7,073,572 30,222,994
2013 7,160,005 29,724,065
2012 7,305,888 29,261,903
2011 7,348,328 28,823,196
2010 7,395,599 28,385,506
2009 7,444,443 27,939,328
2008 7,492,561 27,494,774
2007 7,545,338 27,076,008
2006 7,601,022 26,699,043
2005 7,658,972 26,356,975
2004 7,716,860 26,029,350
2003 7,775,327 25,711,259
2002 7,837,161 25,399,980
2001 8,009,142 25,090,283
2000 8,170,172 24,787,054
1999 8,210,624 24,476,008
1998 8,256,786 24,134,929
1997 8,312,068 23,758,960
1996 8,362,826 23,351,981
1995 8,406,067 22,917,589
1994 8,443,591 22,463,291
1993 8,472,313 21,987,955
1992 8,540,164 21,485,090
1991 8,632,367 20,962,910
1990 8,718,289 20,464,956
1989 8,876,972 19,977,183
1988 8,981,446 19,460,630
1987 8,971,359 18,930,070
1986 8,958,171 18,395,621
1985 8,960,547 17,875,339
1984 8,960,679 17,378,846
1983 8,939,738 16,908,400
1982 8,917,457 16,462,736
1981 8,891,117 16,035,032
1980 8,861,535 15,619,936
1979 8,825,940 15,215,587
1978 8,814,032 14,816,349
1977 8,804,183 14,408,822
1976 8,758,599 13,998,620
1975 8,720,742 13,598,521
1974 8,678,745 13,209,011
1973 8,620,967 12,831,047
1972 8,576,200 12,465,106
1971 8,536,395 12,111,511
1970 8,489,574 11,762,638
1969 8,434,172 11,403,150
1968 8,369,603 11,032,155
1967 8,310,226 10,659,180
1966 8,258,057 10,289,294
1965 8,204,168 9,921,681
1964 8,144,340 9,557,611
1963 8,078,145 9,202,246
1962 8,012,946 8,854,368
1961 7,943,118 8,517,711
1960 7,867,374 8,209,109

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 Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Uzbekistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 75M 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
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Uzbekistan
2100 -0.72% 0.35%
2099 -0.71% 0.37%
2098 -0.71% 0.39%
2097 -0.7% 0.4%
2096 -0.68% 0.42%
2095 -0.69% 0.44%
2094 -0.68% 0.46%
2093 -0.68% 0.47%
2092 -0.67% 0.49%
2091 -0.67% 0.51%
2090 -0.68% 0.53%
2089 -0.69% 0.54%
2088 -0.7% 0.55%
2087 -0.72% 0.56%
2086 -0.74% 0.58%
2085 -0.75% 0.6%
2084 -0.76% 0.61%
2083 -0.78% 0.61%
2082 -0.79% 0.63%
2081 -0.83% 0.64%
2080 -0.85% 0.65%
2079 -0.86% 0.66%
2078 -0.87% 0.68%
2077 -0.88% 0.68%
2076 -0.9% 0.69%
2075 -0.93% 0.7%
2074 -0.94% 0.71%
2073 -0.94% 0.71%
2072 -0.95% 0.73%
2071 -0.97% 0.74%
2070 -0.97% 0.75%
2069 -0.97% 0.76%
2068 -0.99% 0.77%
2067 -0.99% 0.79%
2066 -1% 0.8%
2065 -0.99% 0.83%
2064 -0.98% 0.85%
2063 -0.97% 0.87%
2062 -0.98% 0.89%
2061 -0.97% 0.91%
2060 -0.95% 0.94%
2059 -0.93% 0.97%
2058 -0.93% 0.99%
2057 -0.92% 1.01%
2056 -0.92% 1.04%
2055 -0.91% 1.07%
2054 -0.91% 1.1%
2053 -0.89% 1.13%
2052 -0.89% 1.16%
2051 -0.89% 1.18%
2050 -0.89% 1.21%
2049 -0.88% 1.23%
2048 -0.89% 1.25%
2047 -0.88% 1.27%
2046 -0.88% 1.29%
2045 -0.89% 1.29%
2044 -0.89% 1.29%
2043 -0.89% 1.3%
2042 -0.91% 1.29%
2041 -0.91% 1.28%
2040 -0.92% 1.28%
2039 -0.9% 1.29%
2038 -0.91% 1.29%
2037 -0.91% 1.31%
2036 -0.89% 1.33%
2035 -0.88% 1.36%
2034 -0.88% 1.39%
2033 -0.86% 1.43%
2032 -0.86% 1.47%
2031 -0.85% 1.52%
2030 -0.82% 1.58%
2029 -0.8% 1.62%
2028 -0.77% 1.69%
2027 -0.73% 1.77%
2026 -0.67% 1.85%
2025 -0.61% 1.95%
2024 -0.08% 1.99%
2023 -0.29% 2.04%
2022 -0.65% 2.03%
2021 -0.66% 1.96%
2020 -1% 1.89%
2019 -1.4% 1.83%
2018 -1.36% 1.74%
2017 -1.32% 1.71%
2016 -1.29% 1.74%
2015 -1.26% 1.74%
2014 -1.21% 1.68%
2013 -2% 1.58%
2012 -0.58% 1.52%
2011 -0.64% 1.54%
2010 -0.66% 1.6%
2009 -0.64% 1.62%
2008 -0.7% 1.55%
2007 -0.73% 1.41%
2006 -0.76% 1.3%
2005 -0.75% 1.26%
2004 -0.75% 1.24%
2003 -0.79% 1.23%
2002 -2.15% 1.23%
2001 -1.97% 1.22%
2000 -0.49% 1.27%
1999 -0.56% 1.41%
1998 -0.67% 1.58%
1997 -0.61% 1.74%
1996 -0.51% 1.9%
1995 -0.44% 2.02%
1994 -0.34% 2.16%
1993 -0.79% 2.34%
1992 -1.07% 2.49%
1991 -0.99% 2.43%
1990 -1.79% 2.44%
1989 -1.16% 2.65%
1988 0.11% 2.8%
1987 0.15% 2.91%
1986 -0.03% 2.91%
1985 -0.001% 2.86%
1984 0.23% 2.78%
1983 0.25% 2.71%
1982 0.3% 2.67%
1981 0.33% 2.66%
1980 0.4% 2.66%
1979 0.14% 2.69%
1978 0.11% 2.83%
1977 0.52% 2.93%
1976 0.43% 2.94%
1975 0.48% 2.95%
1974 0.67% 2.95%
1973 0.52% 2.94%
1972 0.47% 2.92%
1971 0.55% 2.97%
1970 0.66% 3.15%
1969 0.77% 3.36%
1968 0.71% 3.5%
1967 0.63% 3.59%
1966 0.66% 3.71%
1965 0.73% 3.81%
1964 0.82% 3.86%
1963 0.81% 3.93%
1962 0.88% 3.95%
1961 0.96% 3.76%

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 Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Uzbekistan
Current population
6359449
37939105
Population rank 112/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.46%
One net population change
1.69 hours
44.4 seconds
One birth every
9.16 minutes
33.4 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +1,944
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 52/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -2,961 -6,987
Net migration rank 106/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -6,987
2024 - 524 - -7,066
2023 -43,837 5,173 722,280 -6,004
2022 -62,065 26,498 715,410 -5,007
2021 -90,452 11,756 689,325 -9,205
2020 -65,507 30,167 643,750 -9,208
2019 -46,317 -2,156 618,154 -9,341
2018 -46,304 -3,873 585,119 -11,516
2017 -45,583 -6,109 548,372 -13,352
2016 -42,744 -9,482 549,045 -14,839
2015 -44,699 -4,227 552,781 -16,545
2014 -41,027 -2,180 536,881 -20,381
2013 -37,948 -1,324 501,742 -20,380
2012 -40,183 -26,334 463,333 -20,381
2011 -37,477 -23,360 454,858 -20,380
2010 -34,759 -21,668 461,293 -20,380
2009 -26,800 -19,060 471,839 -20,378
2008 -32,967 -17,595 461,665 -24,028
2007 -37,727 -16,366 426,880 -27,013
2006 -39,526 -15,184 383,265 -29,197
2005 -42,124 -14,435 363,462 -33,386
2004 -40,128 -13,604 363,994 -38,834
2003 -44,319 -13,183 355,098 -44,092
2002 -46,240 -12,735 359,231 -47,679
2001 -44,050 -30,726 356,483 -48,642
2000 -41,668 -26,211 365,138 -66,547
1999 -39,411 -23,846 385,448 -61,955
1998 -52,844 -23,262 408,532 -49,862
1997 -58,185 -22,963 441,631 -48,360
1996 -45,159 -21,520 471,010 -50,314
1995 -42,030 -22,020 493,966 -45,876
1994 -32,086 -20,984 502,279 -41,788
1993 -24,569 -19,973 527,557 -37,377
1992 -18,789 -120,552 548,793 -33,259
1991 -14,675 -119,356 557,886 -29,064
1990 -3,487 -116,817 540,581 -73,478
1989 5,326 -114,705 522,323 -13,888
1988 9,879 215 525,126 -473
1987 8,971 357 537,292 -824
1986 16,125 1,104 533,234 -802
1985 11,649 -19,230 508,893 -773
1984 20,610 -1,032 485,617 -752
1983 21,455 -1,872 454,464 1,568
1982 24,077 -1,860 431,389 3,897
1981 29,341 -1,830 413,897 6,223
1980 30,129 -2,045 401,557 8,540
1979 40,599 -872 387,754 10,864
1978 44,070 -62,769 372,068 27,783
1977 47,543 -11,955 369,572 45,622
1976 56,055 -2,522 363,110 42,094
1975 54,941 -38,071 357,382 37,611
1974 64,223 -1,402 350,422 33,600
1973 57,760 -5,409 341,807 30,094
1972 47,169 -11,296 333,230 26,748
1971 52,925 -7,654 323,171 24,030
1970 61,125 -11,315 313,216 37,324
1969 63,256 -3,204 302,833 65,596
1968 69,468 -132 295,651 77,914
1967 49,861 -420 298,350 74,030
1966 54,504 -144 297,844 69,537
1965 58,249 -1,406 302,264 65,579
1964 66,783 505 298,790 61,512
1963 66,241 500 293,432 57,002
1962 64,104 499 292,788 52,532
1961 75,460 378 279,841 48,168
1960 76,314 -1,112 267,165 22,039

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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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