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

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The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,433,302 in 2025 vs 28,516,896 people in Venezuela in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,390,149 people compared to 28,692,435 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 4.49 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.86% per year vs -0.53% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.39M (15.9% decline), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.39% growth).

Bulgaria vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Venezuela
2100 3,384,288 28,410,292
2099 3,408,821 28,556,135
2098 3,433,149 28,707,705
2097 3,457,549 28,852,186
2096 3,482,057 28,997,910
2095 3,506,060 29,134,707
2094 3,530,278 29,264,882
2093 3,554,432 29,394,209
2092 3,578,667 29,510,768
2091 3,602,907 29,623,813
2090 3,627,300 29,734,285
2089 3,652,188 29,840,423
2088 3,677,416 29,936,470
2087 3,703,460 30,030,678
2086 3,730,284 30,120,614
2085 3,757,953 30,201,240
2084 3,786,496 30,276,736
2083 3,815,548 30,348,224
2082 3,845,662 30,418,460
2081 3,876,344 30,484,132
2080 3,908,874 30,549,302
2079 3,942,344 30,612,881
2078 3,976,345 30,674,565
2077 4,011,440 30,730,870
2076 4,047,182 30,780,046
2075 4,083,977 30,829,620
2074 4,122,447 30,868,955
2073 4,161,511 30,913,457
2072 4,201,158 30,956,993
2071 4,241,639 30,999,181
2070 4,283,145 31,039,456
2069 4,325,083 31,077,886
2068 4,367,606 31,111,229
2067 4,411,116 31,147,205
2066 4,455,358 31,177,952
2065 4,500,141 31,202,552
2064 4,545,243 31,217,149
2063 4,590,439 31,232,539
2062 4,635,634 31,245,802
2061 4,681,315 31,255,590
2060 4,727,089 31,264,668
2059 4,772,667 31,272,623
2058 4,817,532 31,273,762
2057 4,862,597 31,276,766
2056 4,907,646 31,268,661
2055 4,953,105 31,252,602
2054 4,998,650 31,238,775
2053 5,044,397 31,222,231
2052 5,089,817 31,194,694
2051 5,135,505 31,174,182
2050 5,181,635 31,139,557
2049 5,228,058 31,104,189
2048 5,274,692 31,062,699
2047 5,322,212 31,009,532
2046 5,369,645 30,960,686
2045 5,417,381 30,905,370
2044 5,465,818 30,845,107
2043 5,514,902 30,776,828
2042 5,564,573 30,694,535
2041 5,615,489 30,607,831
2040 5,667,076 30,504,638
2039 5,719,506 30,389,092
2038 5,771,452 30,268,244
2037 5,824,628 30,145,046
2036 5,877,980 30,014,973
2035 5,930,517 29,870,829
2034 5,983,205 29,718,039
2033 6,036,049 29,574,127
2032 6,088,107 29,428,330
2031 6,140,619 29,279,969
2030 6,193,318 29,139,878
2029 6,244,785 29,004,690
2028 6,294,981 28,880,803
2027 6,343,732 28,750,990
2026 6,390,149 28,630,592
2025 6,433,302 28,516,896
2024 6,441,421 28,405,543
2023 6,446,596 28,300,854
2022 6,465,097 28,213,017
2021 6,507,301 28,237,826
2020 6,550,696 28,444,077
2019 6,616,726 28,938,098
2018 6,710,798 29,807,592
2017 6,803,468 30,565,323
2016 6,894,139 30,765,720
2015 6,984,225 30,573,972
2014 7,073,572 30,254,079
2013 7,160,005 29,912,198
2012 7,305,888 29,553,826
2011 7,348,328 29,185,212
2010 7,395,599 28,813,101
2009 7,444,443 28,438,298
2008 7,492,561 28,053,696
2007 7,545,338 27,649,363
2006 7,601,022 27,224,686
2005 7,658,972 26,785,804
2004 7,716,860 26,340,838
2003 7,775,327 25,892,703
2002 7,837,161 25,435,671
2001 8,009,142 24,979,922
2000 8,170,172 24,526,708
1999 8,210,624 24,066,593
1998 8,256,786 23,601,337
1997 8,312,068 23,131,685
1996 8,362,826 22,662,113
1995 8,406,067 22,193,821
1994 8,443,591 21,725,188
1993 8,472,313 21,254,520
1992 8,540,164 20,780,948
1991 8,632,367 20,304,896
1990 8,718,289 19,827,010
1989 8,876,972 19,348,921
1988 8,981,446 18,871,020
1987 8,971,359 18,394,963
1986 8,958,171 17,923,536
1985 8,960,547 17,461,434
1984 8,960,679 17,008,841
1983 8,939,738 16,562,205
1982 8,917,457 16,121,874
1981 8,891,117 15,687,297
1980 8,861,535 15,258,218
1979 8,825,940 14,834,552
1978 8,814,032 14,416,684
1977 8,804,183 14,006,812
1976 8,758,599 13,606,284
1975 8,720,742 13,215,892
1974 8,678,745 12,835,351
1973 8,620,967 12,463,537
1972 8,576,200 12,099,180
1971 8,536,395 11,741,008
1970 8,489,574 11,387,790
1969 8,434,172 11,040,280
1968 8,369,603 10,697,530
1967 8,310,226 10,358,513
1966 8,258,057 10,024,854
1965 8,204,168 9,697,790
1964 8,144,340 9,377,712
1963 8,078,145 9,064,021
1962 8,012,946 8,756,870
1961 7,943,118 8,455,915
1960 7,867,374 8,160,090

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 503,990 people (a 7.31% decline), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,073,285 people (a 6.74% decline).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bulgaria's population will shrink by 18.9% to 5,181,635 people with a rank change from 112th to 128th. The population of Venezuela will increase by 8.53% to 31,139,557 people and rank change from 54th to 62nd.

Venezuela is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 31.3M people, while Bulgaria's population already peaked in 1988 at 8.98M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Venezuela
2100 -0.72% -0.51%
2099 -0.71% -0.53%
2098 -0.71% -0.5%
2097 -0.7% -0.5%
2096 -0.68% -0.47%
2095 -0.69% -0.44%
2094 -0.68% -0.44%
2093 -0.68% -0.39%
2092 -0.67% -0.38%
2091 -0.67% -0.37%
2090 -0.68% -0.36%
2089 -0.69% -0.32%
2088 -0.7% -0.31%
2087 -0.72% -0.3%
2086 -0.74% -0.27%
2085 -0.75% -0.25%
2084 -0.76% -0.24%
2083 -0.78% -0.23%
2082 -0.79% -0.22%
2081 -0.83% -0.21%
2080 -0.85% -0.21%
2079 -0.86% -0.2%
2078 -0.87% -0.18%
2077 -0.88% -0.16%
2076 -0.9% -0.16%
2075 -0.93% -0.13%
2074 -0.94% -0.14%
2073 -0.94% -0.14%
2072 -0.95% -0.14%
2071 -0.97% -0.13%
2070 -0.97% -0.12%
2069 -0.97% -0.11%
2068 -0.99% -0.12%
2067 -0.99% -0.1%
2066 -1% -0.08%
2065 -0.99% -0.05%
2064 -0.98% -0.05%
2063 -0.97% -0.04%
2062 -0.98% -0.03%
2061 -0.97% -0.03%
2060 -0.95% -0.03%
2059 -0.93% -0.004%
2058 -0.93% -0.01%
2057 -0.92% 0.03%
2056 -0.92% 0.05%
2055 -0.91% 0.04%
2054 -0.91% 0.05%
2053 -0.89% 0.09%
2052 -0.89% 0.07%
2051 -0.89% 0.11%
2050 -0.89% 0.11%
2049 -0.88% 0.13%
2048 -0.89% 0.17%
2047 -0.88% 0.16%
2046 -0.88% 0.18%
2045 -0.89% 0.2%
2044 -0.89% 0.22%
2043 -0.89% 0.27%
2042 -0.91% 0.28%
2041 -0.91% 0.34%
2040 -0.92% 0.38%
2039 -0.9% 0.4%
2038 -0.91% 0.41%
2037 -0.91% 0.43%
2036 -0.89% 0.48%
2035 -0.88% 0.51%
2034 -0.88% 0.49%
2033 -0.86% 0.5%
2032 -0.86% 0.51%
2031 -0.85% 0.48%
2030 -0.82% 0.47%
2029 -0.8% 0.43%
2028 -0.77% 0.45%
2027 -0.73% 0.42%
2026 -0.67% 0.4%
2025 -0.13% 0.39%
2024 -0.08% 0.37%
2023 -0.29% 0.31%
2022 -0.65% -0.09%
2021 -0.66% -0.73%
2020 -1% -1.71%
2019 -1.4% -2.92%
2018 -1.36% -2.48%
2017 -1.32% -0.65%
2016 -1.29% 0.63%
2015 -1.26% 1.06%
2014 -1.21% 1.14%
2013 -2% 1.21%
2012 -0.58% 1.26%
2011 -0.64% 1.29%
2010 -0.66% 1.32%
2009 -0.64% 1.37%
2008 -0.7% 1.46%
2007 -0.73% 1.56%
2006 -0.76% 1.64%
2005 -0.75% 1.69%
2004 -0.75% 1.73%
2003 -0.79% 1.8%
2002 -2.15% 1.82%
2001 -1.97% 1.85%
2000 -0.49% 1.91%
1999 -0.56% 1.97%
1998 -0.67% 2.03%
1997 -0.61% 2.07%
1996 -0.51% 2.11%
1995 -0.44% 2.16%
1994 -0.34% 2.21%
1993 -0.79% 2.28%
1992 -1.07% 2.34%
1991 -0.99% 2.41%
1990 -1.79% 2.47%
1989 -1.16% 2.53%
1988 0.11% 2.59%
1987 0.15% 2.63%
1986 -0.03% 2.65%
1985 -0.001% 2.66%
1984 0.23% 2.7%
1983 0.25% 2.73%
1982 0.3% 2.77%
1981 0.33% 2.81%
1980 0.4% 2.86%
1979 0.14% 2.9%
1978 0.11% 2.93%
1977 0.52% 2.94%
1976 0.43% 2.95%
1975 0.48% 2.96%
1974 0.67% 2.98%
1973 0.52% 3.01%
1972 0.47% 3.05%
1971 0.55% 3.1%
1970 0.66% 3.15%
1969 0.77% 3.2%
1968 0.71% 3.27%
1967 0.63% 3.33%
1966 0.66% 3.37%
1965 0.73% 3.41%
1964 0.82% 3.46%
1963 0.81% 3.51%
1962 0.88% 3.56%
1961 0.96% 3.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.13%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.39%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Venezuela
Current population
6390149
28692435
Population rank 112/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.35%
One net population change
1.08 hours
4.73 minutes
One birth every
9.83 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
5.23 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline -22 +305
Annual growth/decline -8,119 +111,353
Annual growth/decline rate -0.13% +0.39%
Population growth rate rank 168/197 139/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -100,467
Net migration rank 106/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -100,467
2024 -47,023 524 214,547 -105,297
2023 -43,837 5,173 213,020 -112,899
2022 -62,065 26,498 216,619 -141,107
2021 -90,452 11,756 207,746 -332,936
2020 -65,507 30,167 237,223 -524,649
2019 -46,317 -2,156 274,826 -975,534
2018 -46,304 -3,873 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 -45,583 -6,109 340,222 -817,376
2016 -42,744 -9,482 359,651 -283,270
2015 -44,699 -4,227 384,560 -77,417
2014 -41,027 -2,180 395,088 -62,437
2013 -37,948 -1,324 408,930 -57,818
2012 -40,183 -26,334 420,758 -55,131
2011 -37,477 -23,360 425,958 -54,384
2010 -34,759 -21,668 425,397 -52,781
2009 -26,800 -19,060 427,257 -50,286
2008 -32,967 -17,595 435,870 -43,636
2007 -37,727 -16,366 452,482 -36,060
2006 -39,526 -15,184 460,152 -27,240
2005 -42,124 -14,435 463,260 -18,407
2004 -40,128 -13,604 455,881 -10,798
2003 -44,319 -13,183 456,902 -5,729
2002 -46,240 -12,735 466,821 -3,944
2001 -44,050 -30,726 451,487 -2,856
2000 -41,668 -26,211 459,802 -1,999
1999 -39,411 -23,846 463,787 -1,376
1998 -52,844 -23,262 469,123 -1,010
1997 -58,185 -22,963 472,002 -816
1996 -45,159 -21,520 468,653 -708
1995 -42,030 -22,020 469,267 -622
1994 -32,086 -20,984 469,178 -559
1993 -24,569 -19,973 473,189 -477
1992 -18,789 -120,552 474,824 -381
1991 -14,675 -119,356 477,917 -236
1990 -3,487 -116,817 478,168 -69
1989 5,326 -114,705 478,053 32
1988 9,879 215 477,569 137
1987 8,971 357 474,204 182
1986 16,125 1,104 468,252 201
1985 11,649 -19,230 455,517 237
1984 20,610 -1,032 449,186 247
1983 21,455 -1,872 443,569 260
1982 24,077 -1,860 436,564 260
1981 29,341 -1,830 432,059 251
1980 30,129 -2,045 425,613 237
1979 40,599 -872 421,256 228
1978 44,070 -62,769 414,032 205
1977 47,543 -11,955 405,315 196
1976 56,055 -2,522 395,344 190
1975 54,941 -38,071 385,045 186
1974 64,223 -1,402 375,678 173
1973 57,760 -5,409 367,612 171
1972 47,169 -11,296 360,749 173
1971 52,925 -7,654 355,212 215
1970 61,125 -11,315 350,709 305
1969 63,256 -3,204 343,596 403
1968 69,468 -132 340,973 532
1967 49,861 -420 335,813 717
1966 54,504 -144 329,697 1,087
1965 58,249 -1,406 321,695 1,656
1964 66,783 505 314,397 2,410
1963 66,241 500 307,279 3,296
1962 64,104 499 299,345 4,386
1961 75,460 378 292,109 6,069
1960 76,314 -1,112 285,105 8,369

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 91.7% of the population change in Bulgaria is from natural causes (a loss of 534,531 people) and 8.28% is from migration (a gain of 48,271 people). In Venezuela 36.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,765,716 people) and 63.1% is from migration (a loss of 4,726,087 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

Biggest cities by population

Bulgaria
City Population
Sofia 1.21M
Plovdiv 334K
Varna 323K
Burgas 189K
Stara Zagora 121K
Ruse 120K
Pleven 88.1K
Sliven 77.8K
Dobrich 68.6K
Shumen 66.4K
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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