Bulgaria vs South Korea: Population growth
Bulgaria
-0.1%
in 2025
South Korea
-0.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
181st
South Korea rank
182nd
Population growth over time
- Bulgaria
- South Korea
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 181st and South Korea ranks 182nd of 218 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 2.6% | 1.8% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.3% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% | South Korea |
| 1990s | -0.8% | 0.9% | 1.7% | South Korea |
| 2000s | -1.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | South Korea |
| 2010s | -1.2% | 0.5% | 1.7% | South Korea |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -0.0% | 0.4% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Bulgaria or South Korea?
- Bulgaria, at -0.1% against -0.1% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Bulgaria and South Korea?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and South Korea rank globally for population growth?
- Bulgaria ranks 181st and South Korea ranks 182nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.