Total population fell 4.95% to 6.54 mil in Bulgaria in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total population in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 8.98 mil in 1988 and an all time low of 6.54 mil in 2022. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, total population in Greece amounted to 10.8 mil, 20.4 mil in Romania, 8.80 mil in Serbia and 79.1 mil in Turkey in 2022.
Bulgaria has been ranked 110th within the group of 179 countries we follow in terms of total population, 10 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population (Total) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Albania | mil | 2.86 | 2.83 | 2.80 | 2.77 | 2.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | mil | 3.09 | 3.06 | 3.02 | 2.99 | 2.96 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | mil | 4.85 | 4.77 | 4.70 | 4.62 | 4.55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | mil | 3.37 | 3.33 | 3.30 | 3.26 | 3.23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | mil | 9.85 | 9.79 | 9.73 | 9.67 | 9.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | mil | 8.19 | 8.13 | 8.07 | 8.01 | 7.94 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 87.8 | 87.8 | 87.7 | 87.6 | 87.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 59.1 | 59.7 | 60.4 | 61.1 | 61.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | mil | 1.74 | 1.72 | 1.70 | 1.68 | 1.67 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | mil | 2.33 | 2.29 | 2.25 | 2.20 | 2.16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | mil | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 15.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | mil | 6.72 | 6.61 | 6.50 | 6.39 | 6.28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | mil | 83.3 | 83.2 | 83.0 | 82.8 | 82.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | mil | 31.4 | 31.0 | 30.5 | 30.1 | 29.6 |
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