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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 16.1 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.31% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Bulgaria vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Vietnam
2100 3,368,029 92,239,801
2099 3,392,444 92,735,968
2098 3,416,655 93,227,318
2097 3,440,938 93,703,343
2096 3,465,328 94,178,675
2095 3,489,216 94,640,859
2094 3,513,318 95,098,747
2093 3,537,356 95,558,233
2092 3,561,475 96,015,030
2091 3,585,597 96,474,248
2090 3,609,873 96,938,026
2089 3,634,642 97,399,661
2088 3,659,749 97,858,300
2087 3,685,668 98,324,127
2086 3,712,363 98,788,452
2085 3,739,898 99,249,444
2084 3,768,305 99,710,990
2083 3,797,217 100,178,339
2082 3,827,186 100,650,389
2081 3,857,721 101,120,279
2080 3,890,095 101,584,408
2079 3,923,403 102,046,677
2078 3,957,241 102,496,244
2077 3,992,168 102,944,347
2076 4,027,738 103,374,514
2075 4,064,356 103,799,405
2074 4,102,642 104,214,107
2073 4,141,518 104,623,307
2072 4,180,975 105,022,092
2071 4,221,261 105,401,255
2070 4,262,568 105,773,681
2069 4,304,304 106,126,787
2068 4,346,623 106,471,025
2067 4,389,924 106,811,324
2066 4,433,953 107,143,716
2065 4,478,521 107,459,475
2064 4,523,406 107,761,108
2063 4,568,385 108,055,355
2062 4,613,363 108,339,650
2061 4,658,825 108,607,597
2060 4,704,379 108,859,065
2059 4,749,738 109,104,391
2058 4,794,388 109,337,395
2057 4,839,236 109,546,926
2056 4,884,068 109,732,352
2055 4,929,309 109,903,830
2054 4,974,635 110,052,946
2053 5,020,162 110,173,868
2052 5,065,364 110,270,266
2051 5,110,833 110,338,539
2050 5,156,741 110,361,987
2049 5,202,941 110,356,819
2048 5,249,351 110,313,849
2047 5,296,642 110,228,852
2046 5,343,848 110,108,051
2045 5,391,354 109,943,449
2044 5,439,559 109,748,671
2043 5,488,407 109,514,717
2042 5,537,839 109,242,604
2041 5,588,510 108,936,706
2040 5,639,850 108,611,523
2039 5,692,028 108,254,640
2038 5,743,725 107,877,983
2037 5,796,645 107,480,286
2036 5,849,741 107,075,099
2035 5,902,025 106,647,378
2034 5,954,460 106,206,100
2033 6,007,050 105,762,219
2032 6,058,858 105,299,476
2031 6,111,118 104,826,346
2030 6,163,564 104,330,461
2029 6,214,784 103,835,790
2028 6,264,738 103,316,499
2027 6,313,255 102,775,814
2026 6,359,449 102,213,157
2025 6,402,394 101,614,413
2024 6,441,421 100,987,686
2023 6,446,596 100,352,192
2022 6,465,097 99,680,655
2021 6,507,301 98,935,098
2020 6,550,696 98,079,191
2019 6,616,726 97,173,776
2018 6,710,798 96,237,319
2017 6,803,468 95,176,977
2016 6,894,139 94,000,117
2015 6,984,225 92,823,254
2014 7,073,572 91,679,578
2013 7,160,005 90,573,104
2012 7,305,888 89,510,356
2011 7,348,328 88,468,314
2010 7,395,599 87,455,152
2009 7,444,443 86,460,018
2008 7,492,561 85,175,788
2007 7,545,338 83,633,375
2006 7,601,022 82,167,897
2005 7,658,972 81,088,313
2004 7,716,860 80,338,971
2003 7,775,327 79,563,777
2002 7,837,161 78,772,224
2001 8,009,142 77,969,361
2000 8,170,172 77,154,011
1999 8,210,624 76,287,452
1998 8,256,786 75,299,660
1997 8,312,068 74,226,889
1996 8,362,826 73,156,447
1995 8,406,067 72,049,940
1994 8,443,591 70,854,391
1993 8,472,313 69,586,384
1992 8,540,164 68,260,337
1991 8,632,367 66,891,775
1990 8,718,289 65,504,552
1989 8,876,972 64,147,348
1988 8,981,446 62,843,228
1987 8,971,359 61,584,651
1986 8,958,171 60,347,048
1985 8,960,547 59,060,622
1984 8,960,679 57,706,067
1983 8,939,738 56,337,921
1982 8,917,457 55,011,289
1981 8,891,117 53,738,141
1980 8,861,535 52,490,101
1979 8,825,940 51,378,211
1978 8,814,032 50,249,552
1977 8,804,183 48,954,872
1976 8,758,599 47,684,931
1975 8,720,742 46,482,903
1974 8,678,745 45,413,537
1973 8,620,967 44,409,861
1972 8,576,200 43,429,168
1971 8,536,395 42,449,276
1970 8,489,574 41,475,230
1969 8,434,172 40,582,096
1968 8,369,603 39,734,609
1967 8,310,226 38,895,080
1966 8,258,057 38,024,836
1965 8,204,168 37,129,656
1964 8,144,340 36,201,563
1963 8,078,145 35,249,101
1962 8,012,946 34,288,560
1961 7,943,118 33,409,059
1960 7,867,374 32,531,933

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 Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Vietnam
2100 -0.72% -0.54%
2099 -0.71% -0.53%
2098 -0.71% -0.51%
2097 -0.7% -0.5%
2096 -0.68% -0.49%
2095 -0.69% -0.48%
2094 -0.68% -0.48%
2093 -0.68% -0.48%
2092 -0.67% -0.48%
2091 -0.67% -0.48%
2090 -0.68% -0.47%
2089 -0.69% -0.47%
2088 -0.7% -0.47%
2087 -0.72% -0.47%
2086 -0.74% -0.46%
2085 -0.75% -0.46%
2084 -0.76% -0.47%
2083 -0.78% -0.47%
2082 -0.79% -0.46%
2081 -0.83% -0.46%
2080 -0.85% -0.45%
2079 -0.86% -0.44%
2078 -0.87% -0.44%
2077 -0.88% -0.42%
2076 -0.9% -0.41%
2075 -0.93% -0.4%
2074 -0.94% -0.39%
2073 -0.94% -0.38%
2072 -0.95% -0.36%
2071 -0.97% -0.35%
2070 -0.97% -0.33%
2069 -0.97% -0.32%
2068 -0.99% -0.32%
2067 -0.99% -0.31%
2066 -1% -0.29%
2065 -0.99% -0.28%
2064 -0.98% -0.27%
2063 -0.97% -0.26%
2062 -0.98% -0.25%
2061 -0.97% -0.23%
2060 -0.95% -0.22%
2059 -0.93% -0.21%
2058 -0.93% -0.19%
2057 -0.92% -0.17%
2056 -0.92% -0.16%
2055 -0.91% -0.14%
2054 -0.91% -0.11%
2053 -0.89% -0.09%
2052 -0.89% -0.06%
2051 -0.89% -0.02%
2050 -0.89% 0.005%
2049 -0.88% 0.04%
2048 -0.89% 0.08%
2047 -0.88% 0.11%
2046 -0.88% 0.15%
2045 -0.89% 0.18%
2044 -0.89% 0.21%
2043 -0.89% 0.25%
2042 -0.91% 0.28%
2041 -0.91% 0.3%
2040 -0.92% 0.33%
2039 -0.9% 0.35%
2038 -0.91% 0.37%
2037 -0.91% 0.38%
2036 -0.89% 0.4%
2035 -0.88% 0.42%
2034 -0.88% 0.42%
2033 -0.86% 0.44%
2032 -0.86% 0.45%
2031 -0.85% 0.48%
2030 -0.82% 0.48%
2029 -0.8% 0.5%
2028 -0.77% 0.53%
2027 -0.73% 0.55%
2026 -0.67% 0.59%
2025 -0.61% 0.62%
2024 -0.08% 0.63%
2023 -0.29% 0.67%
2022 -0.65% 0.75%
2021 -0.66% 0.87%
2020 -1% 0.93%
2019 -1.4% 0.97%
2018 -1.36% 1.11%
2017 -1.32% 1.25%
2016 -1.29% 1.27%
2015 -1.26% 1.25%
2014 -1.21% 1.22%
2013 -2% 1.19%
2012 -0.58% 1.18%
2011 -0.64% 1.16%
2010 -0.66% 1.15%
2009 -0.64% 1.51%
2008 -0.7% 1.84%
2007 -0.73% 1.78%
2006 -0.76% 1.33%
2005 -0.75% 0.93%
2004 -0.75% 0.97%
2003 -0.79% 1%
2002 -2.15% 1.03%
2001 -1.97% 1.06%
2000 -0.49% 1.14%
1999 -0.56% 1.31%
1998 -0.67% 1.45%
1997 -0.61% 1.46%
1996 -0.51% 1.54%
1995 -0.44% 1.69%
1994 -0.34% 1.82%
1993 -0.79% 1.94%
1992 -1.07% 2.05%
1991 -0.99% 2.12%
1990 -1.79% 2.12%
1989 -1.16% 2.08%
1988 0.11% 2.04%
1987 0.15% 2.05%
1986 -0.03% 2.18%
1985 -0.001% 2.35%
1984 0.23% 2.43%
1983 0.25% 2.41%
1982 0.3% 2.37%
1981 0.33% 2.38%
1980 0.4% 2.16%
1979 0.14% 2.25%
1978 0.11% 2.64%
1977 0.52% 2.66%
1976 0.43% 2.59%
1975 0.48% 2.35%
1974 0.67% 2.26%
1973 0.52% 2.26%
1972 0.47% 2.31%
1971 0.55% 2.35%
1970 0.66% 2.2%
1969 0.77% 2.13%
1968 0.71% 2.16%
1967 0.63% 2.29%
1966 0.66% 2.41%
1965 0.73% 2.56%
1964 0.82% 2.7%
1963 0.81% 2.8%
1962 0.88% 2.63%
1961 0.96% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Vietnam
Current population
6359449
102365351
Population rank 112/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.24%
One net population change
1.69 hours
49.6 seconds
One birth every
9.16 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -14 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 123/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -48,171
Net migration rank 106/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -48,171
2024 - 524 - -59,645
2023 -43,837 5,173 727,955 -81,789
2022 -62,065 26,498 775,914 -78,977
2021 -90,452 11,756 799,593 -5,418
2020 -65,507 30,167 924,004 -6,457
2019 -46,317 -2,156 895,262 -2,051
2018 -46,304 -3,873 882,977 96,650
2017 -45,583 -6,109 1,001,833 139,245
2016 -42,744 -9,482 1,045,094 167,652
2015 -44,699 -4,227 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 -41,027 -2,180 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 -37,948 -1,324 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 -40,183 -26,334 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 -37,477 -23,360 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 -34,759 -21,668 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 -26,800 -19,060 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 -32,967 -17,595 1,008,141 571,113
2007 -37,727 -16,366 981,689 523,784
2006 -39,526 -15,184 943,041 482,399
2005 -42,124 -14,435 942,084 -208,337
2004 -40,128 -13,604 985,438 -220,458
2003 -44,319 -13,183 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 -46,240 -12,735 991,427 -193,766
2001 -44,050 -30,726 985,610 -177,586
2000 -41,668 -26,211 966,894 -144,298
1999 -39,411 -23,846 925,519 -15,010
1998 -52,844 -23,262 959,016 106,091
1997 -58,185 -22,963 1,028,116 52,382
1996 -45,159 -21,520 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 -42,030 -22,020 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 -32,086 -20,984 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 -24,569 -19,973 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 -18,789 -120,552 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 -14,675 -119,356 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 -3,487 -116,817 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 5,326 -114,705 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 9,879 215 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 8,971 357 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 16,125 1,104 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 11,649 -19,230 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 20,610 -1,032 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 21,455 -1,872 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 24,077 -1,860 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 29,341 -1,830 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 30,129 -2,045 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 40,599 -872 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 44,070 -62,769 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 47,543 -11,955 1,259,315 49,655
1976 56,055 -2,522 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 54,941 -38,071 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 64,223 -1,402 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 57,760 -5,409 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 47,169 -11,296 921,524 -1,920
1971 52,925 -7,654 963,259 76,961
1970 61,125 -11,315 905,902 1,997
1969 63,256 -3,204 878,359 0
1968 69,468 -132 815,116 1,489
1967 49,861 -420 862,071 394
1966 54,504 -144 876,283 1,769
1965 58,249 -1,406 913,761 -1,438
1964 66,783 505 950,219 -6,328
1963 66,241 500 961,067 0
1962 64,104 499 960,046 0
1961 75,460 378 798,978 0
1960 76,314 -1,112 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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