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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 4.51 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 -0.96% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Bulgaria vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Venezuela
2100 3,368,029 28,408,393
2099 3,392,444 28,554,225
2098 3,416,655 28,705,786
2097 3,440,938 28,850,257
2096 3,465,328 28,995,972
2095 3,489,216 29,132,759
2094 3,513,318 29,262,925
2093 3,537,356 29,392,244
2092 3,561,475 29,508,795
2091 3,585,597 29,621,832
2090 3,609,873 29,732,297
2089 3,634,642 29,838,428
2088 3,659,749 29,934,468
2087 3,685,668 30,028,670
2086 3,712,363 30,118,600
2085 3,739,898 30,199,220
2084 3,768,305 30,274,712
2083 3,797,217 30,346,195
2082 3,827,186 30,416,426
2081 3,857,721 30,482,094
2080 3,890,095 30,547,260
2079 3,923,403 30,610,834
2078 3,957,241 30,672,514
2077 3,992,168 30,728,816
2076 4,027,738 30,777,988
2075 4,064,356 30,827,559
2074 4,102,642 30,866,891
2073 4,141,518 30,911,390
2072 4,180,975 30,954,923
2071 4,221,261 30,997,109
2070 4,262,568 31,037,381
2069 4,304,304 31,075,808
2068 4,346,623 31,109,149
2067 4,389,924 31,145,122
2066 4,433,953 31,175,867
2065 4,478,521 31,200,466
2064 4,523,406 31,215,062
2063 4,568,385 31,230,451
2062 4,613,363 31,243,713
2061 4,658,825 31,253,501
2060 4,704,379 31,262,578
2059 4,749,738 31,270,532
2058 4,794,388 31,271,671
2057 4,839,236 31,274,675
2056 4,884,068 31,266,571
2055 4,929,309 31,250,513
2054 4,974,635 31,236,686
2053 5,020,162 31,220,143
2052 5,065,364 31,192,608
2051 5,110,833 31,172,098
2050 5,156,741 31,137,475
2049 5,202,941 31,102,109
2048 5,249,351 31,060,623
2047 5,296,642 31,007,458
2046 5,343,848 30,958,617
2045 5,391,354 30,903,304
2044 5,439,559 30,843,044
2043 5,488,407 30,774,770
2042 5,537,839 30,692,483
2041 5,588,510 30,605,785
2040 5,639,850 30,502,599
2039 5,692,028 30,387,061
2038 5,743,725 30,266,220
2037 5,796,645 30,143,030
2036 5,849,741 30,012,966
2035 5,902,025 29,868,832
2034 5,954,460 29,716,052
2033 6,007,050 29,572,150
2032 6,058,858 29,426,362
2031 6,111,118 29,278,011
2030 6,163,564 29,137,930
2029 6,214,784 29,002,751
2028 6,264,738 28,878,872
2027 6,313,255 28,749,068
2026 6,359,449 28,628,678
2025 6,402,394 28,514,989
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 (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 Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% 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 5,156,741 people with a rank change from 112th to 128th. The population of Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

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 3.37M 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 -0.61% 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 (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 Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Venezuela
Current population
6359449
28661242
Population rank 112/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.35%
One net population change
1.69 hours
5.02 minutes
One birth every
9.16 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
5.19 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +287
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 143/197
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 - 524 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 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 329K
Varna 319K
Burgas 189K
Stara Zagora 121K
Ruse 121K
Pleven 88.6K
Sliven 78.2K
Dobrich 69.4K
Shumen 66.6K
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 (1960–2024, 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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