Bulgaria vs Greece
Bulgaria vs Greece: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0.8 per 1,000 people in Bulgaria and -15.6 per 1,000 people in Greece, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 16.3 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Bulgaria has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Greece.
- In 2023, Bulgaria ranked 81 and Greece ranked 220 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bulgaria at -1 per 1,000 people and Greece at 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Bulgaria | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.8 | -15.6 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | -5.2 |
| 2021 | 1.7 | -15.2 |
| 2020 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | -0.3 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | -0.6 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | -0.9 | 1 |
| 2016 | -1.3 | 1 |
| 2015 | -0.6 | -4 |
| 2014 | -0.3 | -4.3 |
| 2013 | -0.2 | -5.4 |
| 2012 | -3.6 | -5.9 |
| 2011 | -3.2 | -2.9 |
| 2010 | -2.9 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | -2.5 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | -2.3 | 2.4 |
| 2007 | -2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2006 | -2 | 2.5 |
| 2005 | -1.9 | 3 |
| 2004 | -1.8 | 2.7 |
| 2003 | -1.7 | 2.3 |
| 2002 | -1.6 | 2.4 |
| 2001 | -3.9 | 5.6 |
| 2000 | -3.3 | 5.1 |
| 1999 | -3 | 4.7 |
| 1998 | -2.9 | 4.5 |
| 1997 | -2.8 | 4.3 |
| 1996 | -2.6 | 4.1 |
| 1995 | -2.6 | 4.1 |
| 1994 | -2.5 | 4.1 |
| 1993 | -2.4 | 3.8 |
| 1992 | -14.1 | 4 |
| 1991 | -13.7 | 3.7 |
| 1990 | -13.2 | 2.6 |
| 1989 | -12.8 | 1.8 |
| 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| 1987 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 1986 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 1985 | -2.1 | 1.6 |
| 1984 | -0.1 | 2 |
| 1983 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| 1982 | -0.2 | 2 |
| 1981 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| 1980 | -0.2 | 4.9 |
| 1979 | -0.1 | 7.6 |
| 1978 | -7.1 | 6.5 |
| 1977 | -1.4 | 2.1 |
| 1976 | -0.3 | 9.8 |
| 1975 | -4.4 | 6.8 |
| 1974 | -0.2 | -2.5 |
| 1973 | -0.6 | -4.8 |
| 1972 | -1.3 | -0.4 |
| 1971 | -0.9 | -1.5 |
| 1970 | -1.3 | -6.2 |
| 1969 | -0.4 | -13.6 |
| 1968 | -0 | -0 |
| 1967 | -0.1 | -6.5 |
| 1966 | -0 | 2.5 |
| 1965 | -0.2 | -9.6 |
| 1964 | 0.1 | -9 |
| 1963 | 0.1 | -9.1 |
| 1962 | 0.1 | -8.8 |
| 1961 | 0 | -7.2 |
| 1960 | -0.1 | -1.9 |
| 1959 | 0 | -2 |
| 1958 | -0 | -2.5 |
| 1957 | -0.1 | -2.3 |
| 1956 | -3.5 | -2.4 |
| 1955 | -3.6 | -2.8 |
| 1954 | -3.2 | -2.7 |
| 1953 | -3.2 | -2.5 |
| 1952 | -3.5 | -2.8 |
| 1951 | -3.9 | -2.9 |
| 1950 | -0.2 | -2.9 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bulgaria | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.1-5.1–4.8 | -12.2-17.7–-7.5 |
| 2025 | -0.4-6.2–5.4 | 1.7-3.7–8 |
| 2026 | -0.9-7.7–5.3 | 1.5-5.8–8.6 |
| 2027 | -1.1-8.4–5.4 | 1.5-6.9–9.9 |
| 2028 | -1.3-9–5.7 | 1.4-7.8–9.8 |
| 2029 | -1.4-9.1–6 | 1.4-8.6–10.2 |
| 2030 | -1.5-9.6–5.4 | 1.3-9.9–10.3 |
| 2031 | -1.4-9.4–5.3 | 1.3-10.4–10.3 |
| 2032 | -1.3-8.8–5.5 | 1-11–10 |
| 2033 | -1.4-9.5–5.4 | 1.1-11.7–9.5 |
| 2034 | -1.4-9.8–5.7 | 1.1-12.1–9.7 |
| 2035 | -1.4-9.4–5.8 | 0.9-12.7–9.3 |
| 2036 | -1.6-9.1–5.8 | 1-13.3–9.4 |
| 2037 | -1.6-9.4–5.7 | 0.9-13.4–9.3 |
| 2038 | -1.5-9.2–5.7 | 0.8-14.1–8.7 |
| 2039 | -1.6-9.6–5.8 | 0.9-13.9–8.6 |
| 2040 | -1.6-9–6.1 | 0.8-14.2–9.1 |
| 2041 | -1.6-10–5.6 | 0.9-14.7–8.9 |
| 2042 | -1.5-9.3–6.4 | 1-13.8–9.2 |
| 2043 | -1.4-9.1–6.5 | 0.9-14.5–8.9 |
| 2044 | -1.4-9.4–6.1 | 0.8-14.3–8.3 |
| 2045 | -1.4-9.3–6 | 0.9-14.8–8.1 |
| 2046 | -1.4-9.2–6.3 | 0.9-14.3–8.5 |
| 2047 | -1.5-8.9–5.8 | 0.6-14.2–8.2 |
| 2048 | -1.4-9.2–5.9 | 0.8-13.7–8 |
| 2049 | -1.4-9.7–5.8 | 0.6-13.5–8.1 |
| 2050 | -1.3-9.2–6.3 | 0.8-12.9–8.5 |
| 2051 | -1.3-9.2–6.5 | 0.7-12.6–8.3 |
| 2052 | -1.2-9.2–6.5 | 0.8-12.6–8.1 |
| 2053 | -1.3-9.1–5.9 | 0.8-11.7–8.3 |
| 2054 | -1.3-9.5–5.5 | 0.7-11.4–8.1 |
| 2055 | -1.2-9.5–6.1 | 0.7-11.2–8.5 |
| 2056 | -1.2-9.3–6.2 | 0.7-11.3–8.2 |
| 2057 | -1.2-9.6–6.3 | 0.7-11–8.3 |
| 2058 | -1.1-9.3–6.4 | 0.7-10.6–9.1 |
| 2059 | -1.2-9.5–6.1 | 0.7-10.6–8.7 |
| 2060 | -1.3-9.3–6.6 | 0.9-10.5–8.1 |
| 2061 | -1.3-9.6–6.2 | 0.8-10.3–8.3 |
| 2062 | -1.2-9.5–6 | 0.8-10.3–8.5 |
| 2063 | -1.2-9.4–5.7 | 0.8-10.1–8.6 |
| 2064 | -1.3-9.5–5.8 | 0.8-9.5–8.8 |
| 2065 | -1.3-9.9–5.6 | 0.9-10–8.9 |
| 2066 | -1.2-9.5–5.9 | 0.7-9.8–8.7 |
| 2067 | -1.2-9.7–6.3 | 0.6-9.8–8.6 |
| 2068 | -1.1-9.3–6.2 | 0.5-9.3–8.7 |
| 2069 | -1.1-9.5–6 | 0.5-9.6–8.6 |
| 2070 | -1.2-9.9–6.5 | 0.6-9.5–8.6 |
| 2071 | -1.2-9.2–6.1 | 0.6-9.8–8.6 |
| 2072 | -1.2-9.2–6.1 | 0.5-9.6–8.5 |
| 2073 | -1.3-9.3–6 | 0.6-9.6–9 |
| 2074 | -1.3-9.7–5.8 | 0.7-9.4–9.3 |
| 2075 | -1.2-9.9–6 | 0.7-9.5–9.1 |
| 2076 | -1.1-9.8–6.4 | 0.6-9.3–8.6 |
| 2077 | -1.2-9.6–6.5 | 0.5-9.5–8.7 |
| 2078 | -1.2-9.4–6.3 | 0.6-9.5–8.9 |
| 2079 | -1.3-9.5–6.3 | 0.6-8.8–8.9 |
| 2080 | -1.3-9.8–6.4 | 0.6-8.9–9.1 |
| 2081 | -1-9.7–7 | 0.7-8.8–8.6 |
| 2082 | -1.1-9.4–6.4 | 0.6-8.7–9.1 |
| 2083 | -1-9.9–6.2 | 0.7-8.8–8.9 |
| 2084 | -1.1-10.1–6.3 | 0.6-9.1–8.7 |
| 2085 | -1.1-10.1–6.6 | 0.5-9.1–8.7 |
| 2086 | -1.1-9.6–6.8 | 0.5-9.3–8.4 |
| 2087 | -1-9.6–6.6 | 0.6-9.2–8.8 |
| 2088 | -1-9.9–6.6 | 0.5-9.2–8.4 |
| 2089 | -1-10.1–6.5 | 0.4-8.9–8.5 |
| 2090 | -0.9-9.5–6.6 | 0.5-8.8–8.6 |
| 2091 | -1-9.8–6.3 | 0.6-9–9.1 |
| 2092 | -1-9.6–6.1 | 0.5-9–8.8 |
| 2093 | -1-10.1–5.9 | 0.5-9.7–8.4 |
| 2094 | -1-10.1–6.1 | 0.5-9.4–8.3 |
| 2095 | -1-9.7–6.5 | 0.4-9–9.1 |
| 2096 | -1.1-10.1–5.6 | 0.4-9.3–9 |
| 2097 | -1-10.1–5.6 | 0.4-9.6–8.8 |
| 2098 | -1-9.9–6.2 | 0.5-9.3–9.5 |
| 2099 | -1-9.7–5.5 | 0.6-8.7–9.1 |
| 2100 | -1-9.5–5.8 | 0.6-8.6–9.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bulgaria vs Greece
Health
- Life expectancyBulgaria: 75.6 years in 2023Greece: 81.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBulgaria: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Greece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBulgaria: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Greece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBulgaria: 95.7% in 2022Greece: 98.9% in 2022
- DepressionBulgaria: 2.54% in 2017Greece: 4.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateBulgaria: 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Greece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBulgaria: 6.8 million people in 2023Greece: 10.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBulgaria: -0.52% a year in 2023Greece: -2.08% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBulgaria: 1.75 births per woman in 2023Greece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBulgaria: 74.2% in 2025Greece: 79.2% in 2025
- Median ageBulgaria: 44.3 years in 2023Greece: 45.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBulgaria: 21.8% in 2023Greece: 23.5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBulgaria: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Greece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBulgaria: $2.4B in 2025Greece: $7.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personBulgaria: $384 in 2025Greece: $842 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBulgaria: 5.2% of government spending in 2025Greece: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBulgaria: 37,000 people in 2020Greece: 147,000 people in 2020
- National powerBulgaria: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Greece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBulgaria: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Greece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBulgaria: 540 million TIV in 2025Greece: 574 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBulgaria: 33 million TIV in 2024Greece: 2 million TIV in 2025