Bulgaria vs Serbia

Bulgaria vs Serbia: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.52% a year in Bulgaria and -0.44% a year in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Serbia, by 0.08 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Bulgaria vs Serbia: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.52% a year in Bulgaria and -0.44% a year in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Serbia, by 0.08 percentage points.
BulgariaSerbiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Serbia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Bulgaria.
  • In 2023, Bulgaria ranked 206 and Serbia ranked 201 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bulgaria at -0.73% a year and Serbia at -0.78% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearBulgariaSerbiaWorld
2023-0.52-0.440.87
2022-0.37-0.090.88
2021-1.13-1.20.8
2020-0.51-0.910.9
2019-0.7-0.781.03
2018-0.71-0.771.07
2017-0.73-0.751.13
2016-0.73-0.731.17
2015-0.67-0.71.18
2014-0.6-0.681.22
2013-0.53-0.671.23
2012-0.9-0.661.27
2011-0.81-0.441.26
2010-0.74-0.41.27
2009-0.61-0.391.28
2008-0.66-0.391.28
2007-0.7-0.381.28
2006-0.7-0.381.28
2005-0.73-0.361.27
2004-0.68-0.351.28
2003-0.73-0.321.29
2002-0.74-0.361.3
2001-0.95-0.561.33
2000-0.87-0.551.35
1999-0.8-0.481.35
1998-0.94-0.341.37
1997-0.99-0.261.39
1996-0.82-0.211.42
1995-0.78-0.191.45
1994-0.64-0.171.47
1993-0.54-0.151.52
1992-1.63-0.111.57
1991-1.54-0.081.63
1990-1.36-0.111.76
1989-1.21-0.061.78
19880.11-0.021.79
19870.101.84
19860.180.021.83
1985-0.080.061.8
19840.220.111.8
19830.210.161.78
19820.250.221.86
19810.310.331.82
19800.330.471.8
19790.460.511.79
1978-0.20.561.74
19770.410.621.75
19760.620.661.78
19750.210.671.8
19740.720.661.88
19730.620.651.94
19720.430.661.97
19710.530.681.97
19700.60.72.06
19690.720.762.06
19680.820.812.09
19670.60.852
19660.660.872.04
19650.710.892.09
19640.820.912.16
19630.820.942.28
19620.810.972.11
19610.951.011.67
19600.961.021.58
19590.81.011.73
19580.991.052
19570.971.122.07
19560.671.171.98
19550.751.232.01
19540.781.291.99
19530.841.11.9
19520.621.021.94
19510.680.961.75
19501.140.961.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBulgariaSerbiaWorld
2024-0.61-1.12–-0.11-0.66-0.9–-0.420.86
2025-0.67-1.29–-0.04-0.75-1.07–-0.430.84
2026-0.73-1.43–-0.05-0.66-1.02–-0.310.83
2027-0.77-1.53–-0.02-0.68-1.11–-0.290.81
2028-0.8-1.63–0.02-0.69-1.14–-0.270.8
2029-0.83-1.72–0.02-0.7-1.19–-0.260.78
2030-0.86-1.78–-0-0.72-1.25–-0.230.76
2031-0.86-1.82–-0.02-0.72-1.3–-0.220.75
2032-0.86-1.78–0.01-0.74-1.32–-0.20.73
2033-0.88-1.86–-0.04-0.75-1.34–-0.190.72
2034-0.89-1.83–-0.04-0.75-1.38–-0.190.7
2035-0.89-1.86–-0.01-0.76-1.42–-0.160.69
2036-0.91-1.86–0.01-0.77-1.43–-0.150.67
2037-0.92-1.87–0.03-0.78-1.42–-0.130.65
2038-0.9-1.88–0.02-0.79-1.49–-0.120.64
2039-0.92-1.94–0.04-0.8-1.49–-0.110.62
2040-0.91-1.89–0.08-0.8-1.52–-0.090.61
2041-0.91-1.93–0.1-0.8-1.49–-0.070.59
2042-0.9-1.9–0.12-0.8-1.52–-0.070.57
2043-0.89-1.86–0.17-0.8-1.53–-0.030.56
2044-0.89-1.9–0.12-0.79-1.53–-00.54
2045-0.89-1.94–0.13-0.79-1.54–-0.020.52
2046-0.89-1.91–0.16-0.79-1.53–-0.010.5
2047-0.9-1.93–0.11-0.78-1.56–0.030.48
2048-0.89-1.91–0.09-0.78-1.52–0.060.46
2049-0.89-1.96–0.15-0.78-1.55–0.020.44
2050-0.89-1.94–0.11-0.78-1.56–0.040.42
2051-0.89-1.94–0.17-0.78-1.59–0.080.4
2052-0.9-1.97–0.13-0.77-1.6–0.10.38
2053-0.91-1.99–0.09-0.77-1.64–0.190.36
2054-0.92-2.03–0.07-0.78-1.71–0.170.34
2055-0.92-2.03–0.15-0.78-1.69–0.120.33
2056-0.92-2.02–0.1-0.79-1.71–0.10.31
2057-0.93-2.08–0.1-0.8-1.75–0.110.3
2058-0.94-2.04–0.12-0.79-1.8–0.20.28
2059-0.96-2.06–0.08-0.8-1.81–0.20.27
2060-0.97-2.1–0.13-0.81-1.79–0.220.25
2061-0.98-2.12–0.1-0.81-1.83–0.290.24
2062-0.98-2.18–0.11-0.82-1.83–0.230.23
2063-0.99-2.16–0.11-0.83-1.89–0.290.22
2064-1-2.21–0.12-0.83-1.93–0.230.21
2065-1-2.15–0.12-0.84-1.94–0.270.2
2066-1-2.26–0.09-0.84-1.95–0.250.19
2067-0.99-2.26–0.12-0.84-2.01–0.230.18
2068-0.98-2.31–0.16-0.85-2.03–0.260.17
2069-0.97-2.3–0.16-0.85-1.99–0.260.16
2070-0.97-2.26–0.17-0.85-2.05–0.220.15
2071-0.96-2.17–0.22-0.85-2.1–0.240.14
2072-0.95-2.24–0.21-0.84-2.1–0.270.13
2073-0.94-2.25–0.18-0.84-2.11–0.240.12
2074-0.94-2.26–0.11-0.84-2.11–0.290.1
2075-0.91-2.25–0.25-0.84-2.15–0.340.09
2076-0.89-2.23–0.29-0.83-2.18–0.320.08
2077-0.88-2.21–0.33-0.84-2.22–0.30.07
2078-0.86-2.13–0.36-0.84-2.17–0.320.06
2079-0.85-2.17–0.3-0.83-2.23–0.310.05
2080-0.84-2.15–0.35-0.82-2.23–0.310.04
2081-0.8-2.18–0.42-0.81-2.23–0.370.03
2082-0.79-2.09–0.42-0.81-2.37–0.380.02
2083-0.76-2.01–0.41-0.8-2.35–0.380.01
2084-0.76-2.03–0.46-0.79-2.33–0.34-0
2085-0.74-2.07–0.49-0.79-2.37–0.4-0.01
2086-0.72-2.06–0.46-0.79-2.39–0.38-0.02
2087-0.71-2.08–0.48-0.78-2.48–0.43-0.03
2088-0.69-2.05–0.48-0.78-2.45–0.45-0.04
2089-0.68-2.07–0.52-0.78-2.52–0.44-0.05
2090-0.68-2.13–0.54-0.77-2.48–0.45-0.05
2091-0.68-2.18–0.48-0.78-2.54–0.48-0.06
2092-0.68-2.07–0.48-0.78-2.59–0.46-0.07
2093-0.68-2.12–0.47-0.77-2.55–0.45-0.07
2094-0.69-2.16–0.5-0.77-2.58–0.5-0.08
2095-0.69-2.1–0.52-0.77-2.63–0.47-0.09
2096-0.71-2.28–0.49-0.77-2.73–0.49-0.1
2097-0.71-2.25–0.49-0.77-2.77–0.51-0.11
2098-0.71-2.23–0.5-0.77-2.79–0.49-0.11
2099-0.72-2.26–0.43-0.78-2.79–0.47-0.12
2100-0.73-2.23–0.46-0.78-2.84–0.45-0.13

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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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