Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,433,302 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,390,149 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 6.82 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.86% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.39M (15.9% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Bulgaria vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Yemen
2100 3,384,288 111,481,288
2099 3,408,821 111,166,365
2098 3,433,149 110,823,878
2097 3,457,549 110,463,393
2096 3,482,057 110,075,677
2095 3,506,060 109,669,492
2094 3,530,278 109,238,445
2093 3,554,432 108,785,158
2092 3,578,667 108,301,955
2091 3,602,907 107,796,487
2090 3,627,300 107,270,820
2089 3,652,188 106,721,736
2088 3,677,416 106,150,572
2087 3,703,460 105,558,607
2086 3,730,284 104,947,326
2085 3,757,953 104,309,237
2084 3,786,496 103,657,284
2083 3,815,548 102,986,631
2082 3,845,662 102,302,622
2081 3,876,344 101,596,159
2080 3,908,874 100,875,201
2079 3,942,344 100,134,051
2078 3,976,345 99,378,110
2077 4,011,440 98,609,975
2076 4,047,182 97,818,664
2075 4,083,977 97,013,320
2074 4,122,447 96,187,203
2073 4,161,511 95,346,716
2072 4,201,158 94,485,874
2071 4,241,639 93,603,848
2070 4,283,145 92,709,049
2069 4,325,083 91,795,290
2068 4,367,606 90,865,447
2067 4,411,116 89,921,194
2066 4,455,358 88,958,695
2065 4,500,141 87,982,501
2064 4,545,243 86,994,159
2063 4,590,439 85,982,061
2062 4,635,634 84,947,120
2061 4,681,315 83,896,256
2060 4,727,089 82,829,722
2059 4,772,667 81,744,993
2058 4,817,532 80,641,636
2057 4,862,597 79,527,942
2056 4,907,646 78,400,761
2055 4,953,105 77,261,521
2054 4,998,650 76,109,237
2053 5,044,397 74,951,358
2052 5,089,817 73,780,088
2051 5,135,505 72,598,574
2050 5,181,635 71,404,664
2049 5,228,058 70,211,386
2048 5,274,692 69,012,729
2047 5,322,212 67,813,135
2046 5,369,645 66,608,054
2045 5,417,381 65,404,355
2044 5,465,818 64,201,447
2043 5,514,902 63,002,861
2042 5,564,573 61,810,280
2041 5,615,489 60,624,401
2040 5,667,076 59,448,342
2039 5,719,506 58,277,392
2038 5,771,452 57,109,914
2037 5,824,628 55,948,438
2036 5,877,980 54,784,372
2035 5,930,517 53,617,795
2034 5,983,205 52,452,522
2033 6,036,049 51,284,323
2032 6,088,107 50,117,732
2031 6,140,619 48,947,870
2030 6,193,318 47,764,521
2029 6,244,785 46,573,906
2028 6,294,981 45,382,831
2027 6,343,732 44,183,742
2026 6,390,149 42,980,680
2025 6,433,302 41,773,878
2024 6,441,421 40,583,164
2023 6,446,596 39,390,799
2022 6,465,097 38,222,876
2021 6,507,301 37,140,230
2020 6,550,696 36,134,863
2019 6,616,726 35,111,408
2018 6,710,798 34,085,182
2017 6,803,468 33,090,921
2016 6,894,139 32,109,010
2015 6,984,225 31,159,379
2014 7,073,572 30,226,309
2013 7,160,005 29,312,952
2012 7,305,888 28,433,647
2011 7,348,328 27,582,897
2010 7,395,599 26,754,387
2009 7,444,443 25,927,724
2008 7,492,561 25,111,941
2007 7,545,338 24,318,082
2006 7,601,022 23,543,083
2005 7,658,972 22,790,085
2004 7,716,860 22,095,167
2003 7,775,327 21,456,379
2002 7,837,161 20,835,086
2001 8,009,142 20,226,147
2000 8,170,172 19,624,141
1999 8,210,624 19,029,420
1998 8,256,786 18,446,013
1997 8,312,068 17,873,936
1996 8,362,826 17,313,177
1995 8,406,067 16,740,058
1994 8,443,591 16,149,147
1993 8,472,313 15,563,914
1992 8,540,164 14,989,494
1991 8,632,367 14,430,201
1990 8,718,289 13,887,862
1989 8,876,972 13,364,174
1988 8,981,446 12,859,708
1987 8,971,359 12,369,912
1986 8,958,171 11,901,040
1985 8,960,547 11,453,825
1984 8,960,679 11,025,597
1983 8,939,738 10,621,499
1982 8,917,457 10,241,006
1981 8,891,117 9,882,362
1980 8,861,535 9,543,358
1979 8,825,940 9,224,194
1978 8,814,032 8,926,586
1977 8,804,183 8,648,222
1976 8,758,599 8,384,113
1975 8,720,742 8,133,598
1974 8,678,745 7,896,783
1973 8,620,967 7,672,796
1972 8,576,200 7,460,068
1971 8,536,395 7,257,462
1970 8,489,574 7,065,279
1969 8,434,172 6,875,859
1968 8,369,603 6,690,524
1967 8,310,226 6,516,444
1966 8,258,057 6,351,494
1965 8,204,168 6,195,593
1964 8,144,340 6,048,006
1963 8,078,145 5,911,135
1962 8,012,946 5,782,221
1961 7,943,118 5,655,232
1960 7,867,374 5,532,301

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

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 503,990 people (a 7.31% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 111M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Yemen
2100 -0.72% 0.28%
2099 -0.71% 0.31%
2098 -0.71% 0.33%
2097 -0.7% 0.35%
2096 -0.68% 0.37%
2095 -0.69% 0.39%
2094 -0.68% 0.42%
2093 -0.68% 0.45%
2092 -0.67% 0.47%
2091 -0.67% 0.49%
2090 -0.68% 0.51%
2089 -0.69% 0.54%
2088 -0.7% 0.56%
2087 -0.72% 0.58%
2086 -0.74% 0.61%
2085 -0.75% 0.63%
2084 -0.76% 0.65%
2083 -0.78% 0.67%
2082 -0.79% 0.7%
2081 -0.83% 0.71%
2080 -0.85% 0.74%
2079 -0.86% 0.76%
2078 -0.87% 0.78%
2077 -0.88% 0.81%
2076 -0.9% 0.83%
2075 -0.93% 0.86%
2074 -0.94% 0.88%
2073 -0.94% 0.91%
2072 -0.95% 0.94%
2071 -0.97% 0.97%
2070 -0.97% 1%
2069 -0.97% 1.02%
2068 -0.99% 1.05%
2067 -0.99% 1.08%
2066 -1% 1.11%
2065 -0.99% 1.14%
2064 -0.98% 1.18%
2063 -0.97% 1.22%
2062 -0.98% 1.25%
2061 -0.97% 1.29%
2060 -0.95% 1.33%
2059 -0.93% 1.37%
2058 -0.93% 1.4%
2057 -0.92% 1.44%
2056 -0.92% 1.47%
2055 -0.91% 1.51%
2054 -0.91% 1.54%
2053 -0.89% 1.59%
2052 -0.89% 1.63%
2051 -0.89% 1.67%
2050 -0.89% 1.7%
2049 -0.88% 1.74%
2048 -0.89% 1.77%
2047 -0.88% 1.81%
2046 -0.88% 1.84%
2045 -0.89% 1.87%
2044 -0.89% 1.9%
2043 -0.89% 1.93%
2042 -0.91% 1.96%
2041 -0.91% 1.98%
2040 -0.92% 2.01%
2039 -0.9% 2.04%
2038 -0.91% 2.08%
2037 -0.91% 2.12%
2036 -0.89% 2.18%
2035 -0.88% 2.22%
2034 -0.88% 2.28%
2033 -0.86% 2.33%
2032 -0.86% 2.39%
2031 -0.85% 2.48%
2030 -0.82% 2.56%
2029 -0.8% 2.62%
2028 -0.77% 2.71%
2027 -0.73% 2.8%
2026 -0.67% 2.89%
2025 -0.13% 2.93%
2024 -0.08% 3.03%
2023 -0.29% 3.06%
2022 -0.65% 2.92%
2021 -0.66% 2.78%
2020 -1% 2.91%
2019 -1.4% 3.01%
2018 -1.36% 3%
2017 -1.32% 3.06%
2016 -1.29% 3.05%
2015 -1.26% 3.09%
2014 -1.21% 3.12%
2013 -2% 3.09%
2012 -0.58% 3.08%
2011 -0.64% 3.1%
2010 -0.66% 3.19%
2009 -0.64% 3.25%
2008 -0.7% 3.26%
2007 -0.73% 3.29%
2006 -0.76% 3.3%
2005 -0.75% 3.15%
2004 -0.75% 2.98%
2003 -0.79% 2.98%
2002 -2.15% 3.01%
2001 -1.97% 3.07%
2000 -0.49% 3.13%
1999 -0.56% 3.16%
1998 -0.67% 3.2%
1997 -0.61% 3.24%
1996 -0.51% 3.42%
1995 -0.44% 3.66%
1994 -0.34% 3.76%
1993 -0.79% 3.83%
1992 -1.07% 3.88%
1991 -0.99% 3.91%
1990 -1.79% 3.92%
1989 -1.16% 3.92%
1988 0.11% 3.96%
1987 0.15% 3.94%
1986 -0.03% 3.9%
1985 -0.001% 3.88%
1984 0.23% 3.8%
1983 0.25% 3.72%
1982 0.3% 3.63%
1981 0.33% 3.55%
1980 0.4% 3.46%
1979 0.14% 3.33%
1978 0.11% 3.22%
1977 0.52% 3.15%
1976 0.43% 3.08%
1975 0.48% 3%
1974 0.67% 2.92%
1973 0.52% 2.85%
1972 0.47% 2.79%
1971 0.55% 2.72%
1970 0.66% 2.75%
1969 0.77% 2.77%
1968 0.71% 2.67%
1967 0.63% 2.6%
1966 0.66% 2.52%
1965 0.73% 2.44%
1964 0.82% 2.32%
1963 0.81% 2.23%
1962 0.88% 2.25%
1961 0.96% 2.22%

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

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/yemen | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.13%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Yemen
Current population
6390149
43598646
Population rank 112/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.52%
One net population change
1.08 hours
26.6 seconds
One birth every
9.83 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
5.23 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline -22 +3,262
Annual growth/decline -8,119 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate -0.13% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 168/197 15/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -2,961 -16,291
Net migration rank 106/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -16,291
2024 -47,023 524 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 -43,837 5,173 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -62,065 26,498 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -90,452 11,756 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -65,507 30,167 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -46,317 -2,156 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -46,304 -3,873 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 -45,583 -6,109 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 -42,744 -9,482 975,697 -6,492
2015 -44,699 -4,227 939,922 -9,883
2014 -41,027 -2,180 920,330 15,764
2013 -37,948 -1,324 884,929 5,697
2012 -40,183 -26,334 845,645 22,349
2011 -37,477 -23,360 806,359 27,184
2010 -34,759 -21,668 803,246 20,269
2009 -26,800 -19,060 798,911 30,919
2008 -32,967 -17,595 779,123 22,621
2007 -37,727 -16,366 764,780 21,210
2006 -39,526 -15,184 750,082 13,940
2005 -42,124 -14,435 726,708 15,283
2004 -40,128 -13,604 710,493 -62,641
2003 -44,319 -13,183 694,457 -64,737
2002 -46,240 -12,735 672,494 -59,648
2001 -44,050 -30,726 658,704 -53,698
2000 -41,668 -26,211 646,694 -47,713
1999 -39,411 -23,846 633,166 -42,731
1998 -52,844 -23,262 615,488 -39,096
1997 -58,185 -22,963 604,443 -36,694
1996 -45,159 -21,520 588,786 -35,043
1995 -42,030 -22,020 607,966 -15,485
1994 -32,086 -20,984 602,363 -13,040
1993 -24,569 -19,973 595,459 -14,332
1992 -18,789 -120,552 582,072 -14,372
1991 -14,675 -119,356 565,837 -14,964
1990 -3,487 -116,817 549,654 -15,847
1989 5,326 -114,705 530,464 -16,876
1988 9,879 215 513,296 -17,952
1987 8,971 357 493,337 -9,097
1986 16,125 1,104 464,665 -11,151
1985 11,649 -19,230 455,576 -14,660
1984 20,610 -1,032 434,674 -19,143
1983 21,455 -1,872 414,823 -22,152
1982 24,077 -1,860 392,302 -23,981
1981 29,341 -1,830 374,482 -25,499
1980 30,129 -2,045 355,767 -26,740
1979 40,599 -872 336,378 -27,090
1978 44,070 -62,769 312,439 -26,524
1977 47,543 -11,955 296,115 -25,305
1976 56,055 -2,522 281,078 -23,669
1975 54,941 -38,071 266,815 -23,192
1974 64,223 -1,402 252,737 -22,726
1973 57,760 -5,409 240,235 -22,282
1972 47,169 -11,296 229,322 -21,826
1971 52,925 -7,654 219,095 -21,386
1970 61,125 -11,315 207,613 -20,966
1969 63,256 -3,204 196,305 -4,121
1968 69,468 -132 182,518 -4,031
1967 49,861 -420 173,637 -3,959
1966 54,504 -144 164,091 -3,874
1965 58,249 -1,406 155,398 -3,797
1964 66,783 505 147,299 -3,712
1963 66,241 500 133,781 -3,640
1962 64,104 499 131,262 -3,572
1961 75,460 378 129,787 -3,503
1960 76,314 -1,112 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/yemen | CC BY

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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/yemen | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.