Bulgaria vs Macao: Population growth
Bulgaria
-0.1%
in 2025
Macao
-0.2%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
181st
Macao rank
184th
Population growth over time
- Bulgaria
- Macao
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -0.1% against -0.2% in Macao, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 181st and Macao ranks 184th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Macao in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 4.3% | 3.5% | Macao |
| 1970s | 0.5% | -0.8% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 3.2% | 3.2% | Macao |
| 1990s | -0.8% | 2.7% | 3.5% | Macao |
| 2000s | -1.0% | 2.2% | 3.2% | Macao |
| 2010s | -1.2% | 2.3% | 3.5% | Macao |
| 2020s | -0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Bulgaria or Macao?
- Bulgaria, at -0.1% against -0.2% in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Bulgaria and Macao?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Macao?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Macao rank globally for population growth?
- Bulgaria ranks 181st and Macao ranks 184th 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.