Bulgaria vs Greece

Bulgaria vs Greece: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.52% a year in Bulgaria and -2.08% a year in Greece, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 1.56 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Bulgaria vs Greece: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.52% a year in Bulgaria and -2.08% a year in Greece, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 1.56 percentage points.
BulgariaGreeceUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Bulgaria has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Greece.
  • In 2023, Bulgaria ranked 206 and Greece ranked 225 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bulgaria at -0.73% a year and Greece at -0.66% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearBulgariaGreeceWorld
2023-0.52-2.080.87
2022-0.37-1.210.88
2021-1.13-1.960.8
2020-0.51-0.30.9
2019-0.7-0.061.03
2018-0.71-0.171.07
2017-0.73-0.261.13
2016-0.73-0.151.17
2015-0.67-0.691.18
2014-0.6-0.651.22
2013-0.53-0.721.23
2012-0.9-0.751.27
2011-0.81-0.341.26
2010-0.740.061.27
2009-0.610.241.28
2008-0.660.321.28
2007-0.70.241.28
2006-0.70.31.28
2005-0.730.341.27
2004-0.680.281.28
2003-0.730.251.29
2002-0.740.271.3
2001-0.950.61.33
2000-0.870.521.35
1999-0.80.491.35
1998-0.940.491.37
1997-0.990.511.39
1996-0.820.481.42
1995-0.780.491.45
1994-0.640.521.47
1993-0.540.51.52
1992-1.630.521.57
1991-1.540.521.63
1990-1.360.421.76
1989-1.210.371.78
19880.110.441.79
19870.10.41.84
19860.180.511.83
1985-0.080.521.8
19840.220.641.8
19830.210.711.78
19820.250.791.86
19810.310.911.82
19800.331.171.8
19790.461.491.79
1978-0.21.391.74
19770.410.921.75
19760.621.731.78
19750.211.421.8
19740.720.531.88
19730.620.271.94
19720.430.731.97
19710.530.691.97
19700.60.212.06
19690.72-0.192.06
19680.820.862.09
19670.60.592
19660.661.162.04
19650.710.212.09
19640.820.22.16
19630.820.172.28
19620.810.192.11
19610.950.441.67
19600.961.051.58
19590.81.031.73
19580.990.982
19570.970.932.07
19560.670.941.98
19550.750.962.01
19540.780.91.99
19530.840.871.9
19520.620.821.94
19510.680.81.75
19501.140.811.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBulgariaGreeceWorld
2024-0.61-1.12–-0.11-1.77-2.31–-1.260.86
2025-0.67-1.29–-0.04-0.41-0.98–0.250.84
2026-0.73-1.43–-0.05-0.43-1.19–0.320.83
2027-0.77-1.53–-0.02-0.44-1.36–0.420.81
2028-0.8-1.63–0.02-0.45-1.43–0.470.8
2029-0.83-1.72–0.02-0.45-1.53–0.510.78
2030-0.86-1.78–-0-0.46-1.66–0.530.76
2031-0.86-1.82–-0.02-0.46-1.72–0.530.75
2032-0.86-1.78–0.01-0.48-1.84–0.560.73
2033-0.88-1.86–-0.04-0.47-1.91–0.560.72
2034-0.89-1.83–-0.04-0.47-1.95–0.550.7
2035-0.89-1.86–-0.01-0.48-2.05–0.560.69
2036-0.91-1.86–0.01-0.47-2.12–0.570.67
2037-0.92-1.87–0.03-0.47-2.13–0.590.65
2038-0.9-1.88–0.02-0.47-2.32–0.550.64
2039-0.92-1.94–0.04-0.47-2.33–0.580.62
2040-0.91-1.89–0.08-0.47-2.34–0.630.61
2041-0.91-1.93–0.1-0.47-2.45–0.620.59
2042-0.9-1.9–0.12-0.46-2.42–0.650.57
2043-0.89-1.86–0.17-0.47-2.46–0.620.56
2044-0.89-1.9–0.12-0.49-2.6–0.570.54
2045-0.89-1.94–0.13-0.49-2.64–0.520.52
2046-0.89-1.91–0.16-0.51-2.62–0.530.5
2047-0.9-1.93–0.11-0.55-2.71–0.510.48
2048-0.89-1.91–0.09-0.56-2.79–0.470.46
2049-0.89-1.96–0.15-0.6-2.72–0.480.44
2050-0.89-1.94–0.11-0.6-2.74–0.510.42
2051-0.89-1.94–0.17-0.63-2.76–0.470.4
2052-0.9-1.97–0.13-0.65-2.84–0.410.38
2053-0.91-1.99–0.09-0.66-2.79–0.390.36
2054-0.92-2.03–0.07-0.7-2.85–0.40.34
2055-0.92-2.03–0.15-0.73-2.87–0.390.33
2056-0.92-2.02–0.1-0.74-2.9–0.380.31
2057-0.93-2.08–0.1-0.77-2.91–0.340.3
2058-0.94-2.04–0.12-0.78-2.91–0.350.28
2059-0.96-2.06–0.08-0.8-2.98–0.340.27
2060-0.97-2.1–0.13-0.8-3.02–0.280.25
2061-0.98-2.12–0.1-0.82-3.04–0.360.24
2062-0.98-2.18–0.11-0.82-3.18–0.340.23
2063-0.99-2.16–0.11-0.83-3.18–0.350.22
2064-1-2.21–0.12-0.83-3.19–0.390.21
2065-1-2.15–0.12-0.83-3.17–0.440.2
2066-1-2.26–0.09-0.84-3.24–0.40.19
2067-0.99-2.26–0.12-0.84-3.3–0.410.18
2068-0.98-2.31–0.16-0.84-3.26–0.40.17
2069-0.97-2.3–0.16-0.83-3.33–0.460.16
2070-0.97-2.26–0.17-0.81-3.3–0.450.15
2071-0.96-2.17–0.22-0.79-3.36–0.470.14
2072-0.95-2.24–0.21-0.78-3.36–0.490.13
2073-0.94-2.25–0.18-0.75-3.42–0.530.12
2074-0.94-2.26–0.11-0.72-3.41–0.550.1
2075-0.91-2.25–0.25-0.69-3.4–0.60.09
2076-0.89-2.23–0.29-0.67-3.35–0.570.08
2077-0.88-2.21–0.33-0.66-3.31–0.570.07
2078-0.86-2.13–0.36-0.63-3.32–0.620.06
2079-0.85-2.17–0.3-0.61-3.25–0.660.05
2080-0.84-2.15–0.35-0.6-3.19–0.680.04
2081-0.8-2.18–0.42-0.57-3.17–0.670.03
2082-0.79-2.09–0.42-0.56-3.05–0.750.02
2083-0.76-2.01–0.41-0.53-3.03–0.810.01
2084-0.76-2.03–0.46-0.54-3–0.76-0
2085-0.74-2.07–0.49-0.54-2.93–0.75-0.01
2086-0.72-2.06–0.46-0.53-2.9–0.76-0.02
2087-0.71-2.08–0.48-0.52-2.9–0.77-0.03
2088-0.69-2.05–0.48-0.54-2.9–0.79-0.04
2089-0.68-2.07–0.52-0.55-2.88–0.78-0.05
2090-0.68-2.13–0.54-0.55-2.79–0.77-0.05
2091-0.68-2.18–0.48-0.55-2.87–0.79-0.06
2092-0.68-2.07–0.48-0.56-2.77–0.8-0.07
2093-0.68-2.12–0.47-0.58-2.79–0.78-0.07
2094-0.69-2.16–0.5-0.59-2.7–0.76-0.08
2095-0.69-2.1–0.52-0.61-2.68–0.77-0.09
2096-0.71-2.28–0.49-0.63-2.69–0.78-0.1
2097-0.71-2.25–0.49-0.64-2.64–0.79-0.11
2098-0.71-2.23–0.5-0.64-2.7–0.81-0.11
2099-0.72-2.26–0.43-0.65-2.64–0.76-0.12
2100-0.73-2.23–0.46-0.66-2.65–0.79-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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