Bulgaria vs North Macedonia

Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Population

Population in 2023: 6.8 million people in Bulgaria and 1.83 million people in North Macedonia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 4.96 million people, or 3.71 times that in North Macedonia.

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people · UN

Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 6.8 million people in Bulgaria and 1.83 million people in North Macedonia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 4.96 million people, or 3.71 times that in North Macedonia.
BulgariaNorth MacedoniaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Bulgaria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Bulgaria ranked 110 and North Macedonia ranked 152 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bulgaria at 3.53 million people and North Macedonia at 863,000 people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearBulgariaNorth MacedoniaWorld
20236.8 million1.83 million8.09 billion
20226.83 million1.84 million8.02 billion
20216.88 million1.85 million7.95 billion
20206.93 million1.87 million7.89 billion
20196.98 million1.9 million7.81 billion
20187.03 million1.92 million7.73 billion
20177.08 million1.94 million7.65 billion
20167.13 million1.96 million7.56 billion
20157.18 million1.98 million7.47 billion
20147.22 million2 million7.38 billion
20137.27 million2.01 million7.29 billion
20127.32 million2.03 million7.2 billion
20117.38 million2.04 million7.11 billion
20107.44 million2.05 million7.02 billion
20097.49 million2.06 million6.93 billion
20087.54 million2.07 million6.84 billion
20077.59 million2.08 million6.76 billion
20067.64 million2.09 million6.67 billion
20057.7 million2.09 million6.59 billion
20047.75 million2.09 million6.5 billion
20037.8 million2.08 million6.42 billion
20027.86 million2.07 million6.34 billion
20017.93 million2.07 million6.26 billion
20008 million2.06 million6.17 billion
19998.07 million2.05 million6.09 billion
19988.14 million2.04 million6.01 billion
19978.22 million2.03 million5.93 billion
19968.29 million2.01 million5.84 billion
19958.36 million2 million5.76 billion
19948.42 million1.99 million5.68 billion
19938.47 million2.01 million5.59 billion
19928.56 million2.03 million5.51 billion
19918.7 million2.06 million5.42 billion
19908.82 million2.06 million5.33 billion
19898.94 million2.06 million5.23 billion
19888.99 million2.05 million5.14 billion
19878.98 million2.04 million5.05 billion
19868.96 million2.03 million4.96 billion
19858.96 million2.01 million4.87 billion
19848.95 million2 million4.78 billion
19838.93 million1.99 million4.7 billion
19828.91 million1.98 million4.61 billion
19818.89 million1.96 million4.53 billion
19808.86 million1.93 million4.45 billion
19798.83 million1.91 million4.37 billion
19788.81 million1.88 million4.29 billion
19778.81 million1.85 million4.22 billion
19768.76 million1.83 million4.14 billion
19758.72 million1.8 million4.07 billion
19748.68 million1.77 million4 billion
19738.63 million1.74 million3.92 billion
19728.58 million1.72 million3.85 billion
19718.54 million1.69 million3.77 billion
19708.49 million1.66 million3.7 billion
19698.44 million1.64 million3.62 billion
19688.37 million1.61 million3.55 billion
19678.31 million1.58 million3.47 billion
19668.26 million1.56 million3.4 billion
19658.2 million1.53 million3.34 billion
19648.14 million1.51 million3.26 billion
19638.07 million1.49 million3.19 billion
19628.01 million1.47 million3.12 billion
19617.94 million1.46 million3.07 billion
19607.86 million1.44 million3.02 billion
19597.79 million1.42 million2.97 billion
19587.73 million1.4 million2.91 billion
19577.65 million1.39 million2.85 billion
19567.59 million1.37 million2.8 billion
19557.53 million1.36 million2.74 billion
19547.48 million1.34 million2.69 billion
19537.42 million1.32 million2.63 billion
19527.36 million1.3 million2.58 billion
19517.31 million1.27 million2.54 billion
19507.25 million1.25 million2.49 billion
19497.1 million1.24 million–
19487.04 million1.23 million–
19476.98 million1.22 million–
19466.92 million1.21 million–
19456.86 million1.2 million–
19446.81 million1.19 million–
19436.75 million1.18 million–
19426.69 million1.17 million–
19416.64 million1.16 million–
19406.58 million1.15 million–
19396.51 million1.14 million–
19386.45 million1.13 million–
19376.39 million1.12 million–
19366.32 million1.11 million–
19356.26 million1.1 million–
19346.2 million1.09 million–
19336.13 million1.08 million–
19326.07 million1.07 million–
19316 million1.06 million–
19305.93 million1.05 million–
19295.84 million1.04 million–
19285.75 million1.03 million–
19275.65 million1.02 million–
19265.56 million1.01 million–
19255.46 million1 million–
19245.37 million995,100–
19235.28 million986,400–
19225.19 million977,800–
19215.1 million969,300–
19205.03 million960,800–
19194.96 million952,400–
19184.89 million944,100–
19174.84 million935,900–
19164.78 million927,400–
19154.73 million919,000–
19144.68 million910,800–
19134.62 million902,500–
19124.57 million894,400–
19114.52 million886,300–
19104.47 million878,300–
19094.42 million870,400–
19084.36 million862,500–
19074.31 million854,800–
19064.26 million847,000–
19054.21 million839,400–
19044.16 million831,800–
19034.11 million824,300–
19024.06 million816,900–
19014.01 million809,500–
19003.96 million802,200–
18993.9 million795,000–
18983.85 million787,800–
18973.79 million780,700–
18963.74 million773,600–
18953.68 million766,600–
18943.63 million759,700–
18933.57 million752,900–
18923.52 million746,100–
18913.47 million739,300–
18903.42 million732,700–
18893.37 million726,100–
18883.32 million719,500–
18873.28 million713,000–
18863.23 million706,600–
18853.19 million700,200–
18843.14 million693,900–
18833.1 million687,600–
18823.05 million681,400–
18813.01 million675,300–
18802.97 million669,200–
18792.93 million663,100–
18782.89 million657,100–
18772.85 million651,200–
18762.81 million645,300–
18752.77 million639,500–
18742.73 million633,700–
18732.69 million628,000–
18722.65 million622,300–
18712.62 million616,700–
18702.6 million611,200–
18692.58 million605,600–
18682.57 million600,200–
18672.57 million594,700–
18662.56 million589,400–
18652.56 million584,100–
18642.55 million578,800–
18632.55 million573,600–
18622.55 million568,400–
18612.54 million563,200–
18602.54 million558,200–
18592.53 million553,100–
18582.53 million548,100–
18572.53 million543,200–
18562.52 million538,300–
18552.52 million533,400–
18542.52 million528,600–
18532.51 million523,800–
18522.51 million519,100–
18512.5 million514,400–
18502.5 million509,800–
18492.49 million505,300–
18482.48 million500,900–
18472.47 million496,500–
18462.46 million492,200–
18452.45 million487,900–
18442.43 million483,600–
18432.42 million479,400–
18422.41 million475,200–
18412.4 million471,100–
18402.39 million467,000–
18392.38 million462,900–
18382.37 million458,900–
18372.36 million454,900–
18362.35 million450,900–
18352.34 million447,000–
18342.33 million443,100–
18332.32 million439,200–
18322.31 million435,400–
18312.3 million431,600–
18302.29 million427,800–
18292.28 million424,100–
18282.27 million420,400–
18272.26 million416,700–
18262.25 million413,100–
18252.24 million409,500–
18242.23 million405,900–
18232.22 million402,300–
18222.21 million398,800–
18212.2 million396,000–
18202.2 million393,900–
18192.19 million392,600–
18182.19 million391,900–
18172.2 million391,900–
18162.2 million391,900–
18152.2 million391,900–
18142.21 million391,900–
18132.21 million391,900–
18122.21 million391,900–
18112.22 million391,900–
18102.22 million391,900–
18092.22 million391,900–
18082.23 million391,900–
18072.23 million391,900–
18062.23 million391,900–
18052.23 million391,900–
18042.24 million391,900–
18032.24 million391,900–
18022.24 million391,900–
18012.25 million391,900–
18002.25 million391,900–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBulgariaNorth MacedoniaWorld
20246.76 million6.74 million–6.77 million1.82 million1.82 million–1.83 million8.16 billion
20256.72 million6.66 million–6.77 million1.81 million1.79 million–1.83 million8.23 billion
20266.67 million6.58 million–6.76 million1.8 million1.77 million–1.84 million8.3 billion
20276.62 million6.5 million–6.74 million1.79 million1.74 million–1.84 million8.37 billion
20286.57 million6.41 million–6.73 million1.78 million1.71 million–1.85 million8.44 billion
20296.51 million6.32 million–6.72 million1.77 million1.69 million–1.86 million8.5 billion
20306.46 million6.23 million–6.71 million1.76 million1.66 million–1.87 million8.57 billion
20316.4 million6.14 million–6.69 million1.75 million1.63 million–1.88 million8.63 billion
20326.35 million6.05 million–6.68 million1.74 million1.6 million–1.89 million8.7 billion
20336.29 million5.96 million–6.66 million1.73 million1.57 million–1.9 million8.76 billion
20346.24 million5.86 million–6.64 million1.72 million1.54 million–1.91 million8.82 billion
20356.18 million5.77 million–6.62 million1.7 million1.51 million–1.91 million8.89 billion
20366.13 million5.69 million–6.6 million1.69 million1.47 million–1.92 million8.95 billion
20376.07 million5.6 million–6.58 million1.68 million1.44 million–1.93 million9.01 billion
20386.02 million5.51 million–6.56 million1.67 million1.41 million–1.94 million9.06 billion
20395.96 million5.43 million–6.54 million1.66 million1.38 million–1.95 million9.12 billion
20405.91 million5.35 million–6.53 million1.64 million1.35 million–1.96 million9.18 billion
20415.85 million5.28 million–6.51 million1.63 million1.32 million–1.98 million9.23 billion
20425.8 million5.2 million–6.51 million1.62 million1.29 million–1.99 million9.29 billion
20435.75 million5.13 million–6.49 million1.6 million1.26 million–2.01 million9.34 billion
20445.7 million5.04 million–6.48 million1.59 million1.24 million–2.02 million9.39 billion
20455.65 million4.95 million–6.48 million1.58 million1.22 million–2.03 million9.44 billion
20465.6 million4.88 million–6.47 million1.56 million1.19 million–2.05 million9.49 billion
20475.55 million4.81 million–6.45 million1.55 million1.17 million–2.06 million9.54 billion
20485.5 million4.73 million–6.43 million1.54 million1.15 million–2.06 million9.58 billion
20495.45 million4.67 million–6.41 million1.53 million1.12 million–2.06 million9.62 billion
20505.4 million4.61 million–6.39 million1.51 million1.1 million–2.07 million9.66 billion
20515.35 million4.54 million–6.38 million1.5 million1.07 million–2.08 million9.7 billion
20525.31 million4.46 million–6.37 million1.49 million1.05 million–2.09 million9.74 billion
20535.26 million4.39 million–6.35 million1.47 million1.02 million–2.1 million9.78 billion
20545.21 million4.32 million–6.32 million1.46 million985,400–2.12 million9.81 billion
20555.16 million4.25 million–6.29 million1.44 million960,000–2.13 million9.85 billion
20565.12 million4.18 million–6.27 million1.43 million939,200–2.14 million9.88 billion
20575.07 million4.12 million–6.26 million1.42 million915,700–2.15 million9.91 billion
20585.02 million4.05 million–6.24 million1.4 million890,500–2.17 million9.94 billion
20594.97 million3.99 million–6.22 million1.39 million864,700–2.19 million9.96 billion
20604.93 million3.94 million–6.2 million1.37 million838,200–2.2 million9.99 billion
20614.88 million3.88 million–6.18 million1.36 million811,800–2.22 million10 billion
20624.83 million3.83 million–6.17 million1.34 million786,900–2.22 million10 billion
20634.78 million3.77 million–6.15 million1.33 million765,100–2.24 million10.1 billion
20644.74 million3.71 million–6.13 million1.31 million742,100–2.25 million10.1 billion
20654.69 million3.65 million–6.11 million1.3 million717,200–2.26 million10.1 billion
20664.64 million3.59 million–6.09 million1.29 million692,800–2.26 million10.1 billion
20674.6 million3.52 million–6.09 million1.27 million669,500–2.26 million10.1 billion
20684.55 million3.45 million–6.08 million1.26 million646,200–2.26 million10.2 billion
20694.51 million3.39 million–6.06 million1.24 million624,600–2.26 million10.2 billion
20704.46 million3.33 million–6.03 million1.23 million608,900–2.28 million10.2 billion
20714.42 million3.26 million–6.01 million1.21 million592,700–2.3 million10.2 billion
20724.38 million3.2 million–6 million1.2 million572,000–2.32 million10.2 billion
20734.34 million3.13 million–5.99 million1.19 million549,900–2.35 million10.2 billion
20744.3 million3.07 million–5.98 million1.17 million530,500–2.37 million10.2 billion
20754.26 million3.01 million–5.98 million1.16 million514,500–2.36 million10.3 billion
20764.22 million2.96 million–5.98 million1.15 million497,600–2.35 million10.3 billion
20774.18 million2.91 million–5.99 million1.13 million481,200–2.36 million10.3 billion
20784.15 million2.85 million–5.97 million1.12 million465,300–2.38 million10.3 billion
20794.11 million2.8 million–5.96 million1.11 million451,200–2.4 million10.3 billion
20804.08 million2.75 million–5.95 million1.09 million441,700–2.43 million10.3 billion
20814.04 million2.72 million–5.95 million1.08 million432,200–2.45 million10.3 billion
20824.01 million2.69 million–5.97 million1.07 million419,800–2.47 million10.3 billion
20833.98 million2.66 million–5.97 million1.06 million405,800–2.49 million10.3 billion
20843.95 million2.62 million–5.93 million1.05 million393,100–2.51 million10.3 billion
20853.92 million2.58 million–5.91 million1.03 million380,800–2.52 million10.3 billion
20863.89 million2.54 million–5.92 million1.02 million367,500–2.53 million10.3 billion
20873.87 million2.5 million–5.92 million1.01 million356,100–2.54 million10.3 billion
20883.84 million2.47 million–5.92 million997,200346,800–2.56 million10.3 billion
20893.81 million2.43 million–5.93 million985,600338,900–2.58 million10.3 billion
20903.79 million2.39 million–5.92 million974,100332,500–2.59 million10.3 billion
20913.76 million2.36 million–5.93 million962,700324,500–2.62 million10.3 billion
20923.74 million2.32 million–5.96 million951,300316,800–2.65 million10.3 billion
20933.71 million2.29 million–5.98 million939,900310,000–2.65 million10.3 billion
20943.68 million2.26 million–6.01 million928,700303,900–2.65 million10.2 billion
20953.66 million2.22 million–6.03 million917,700297,900–2.67 million10.2 billion
20963.63 million2.19 million–6.04 million906,800291,300–2.67 million10.2 billion
20973.61 million2.15 million–6.03 million895,800285,000–2.69 million10.2 billion
20983.58 million2.12 million–6 million884,800278,300–2.74 million10.2 billion
20993.56 million2.1 million–5.97 million873,800271,200–2.77 million10.2 billion
21003.53 million2.07 million–5.96 million863,000263,200–2.74 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • 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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