Population growth rate fell 43.1% to -1.17% in Bulgaria in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population growth rate in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 0.958% in 1961 and an all time low of -2.17% in 2002. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, population growth rate in Greece amounted to -0.348%, -0.729% in Romania, -0.935% in Serbia and 0.489% in Turkey in 2022.
Bulgaria has been ranked 178th within the group of 178 countries we follow in terms of population growth rate, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Growth Rate | Unit | 2080 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | 2091 | 2092 | 2093 | 2094 | 2095 | 2096 | 2097 | 2098 | 2099 | 2100 |
| Albania | % | -14.2% | -14.0% | -13.8% | -13.5% | -13.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | -9.73% | -9.71% | -9.69% | -9.67% | -9.63% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | -5.84% | -5.91% | -6.00% | -6.07% | -6.15% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | -8.14% | -8.16% | -8.17% | -8.18% | -8.20% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | -6.39% | -6.52% | -6.67% | -6.81% | -6.93% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | -3.48% | -3.48% | -3.47% | -3.48% | -3.51% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | -5.88% | -5.95% | -6.04% | -6.13% | -6.21% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 3.02% | 2.86% | 2.68% | 2.53% | 2.38% | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | -7.16% | -7.29% | -7.40% | -7.50% | -7.59% | ||||||||||||||||
| North Macedonia | % | -10.5% | -10.6% | -10.6% | -10.7% | -10.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | -6.19% | -6.27% | -6.34% | -6.41% | -6.49% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | -7.28% | -7.27% | -7.27% | -7.26% | -7.28% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | -9.30% | -9.36% | -9.43% | -9.48% | -9.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | -16.3% | -16.3% | -16.4% | -16.4% | -16.4% |
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