Bulgaria vs Russian Federation: Population, total, annual growth rate
Bulgaria
-0.1261 % change on previous year
in 2025
Russian Federation
-0.1093 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
181st
Russian Federation rank
178th
Population, total, annual growth rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports -0.1093 % change on previous year against -0.1261 % change on previous year in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0168 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 181st and Russian Federation ranks 178th of 218 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.776 % change on previous year | 0.8743 % change on previous year | 0.0983 % change on previous year | Russian Federation |
| 1970s | 0.4552 % change on previous year | 0.627 % change on previous year | 0.1718 % change on previous year | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 0.0586 % change on previous year | 0.6811 % change on previous year | 0.6225 % change on previous year | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | -0.7765 % change on previous year | -0.0342 % change on previous year | 0.7423 % change on previous year | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | -0.9733 % change on previous year | -0.3049 % change on previous year | 0.6684 % change on previous year | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | -1.17 % change on previous year | 0.1854 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | -0.4669 % change on previous year | -0.2235 % change on previous year | 0.2434 % change on previous year | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, annual growth rate, Bulgaria or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at -0.1093 % change on previous year against -0.1261 % change on previous year in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total, annual growth rate between Bulgaria and Russian Federation?
- 0.0168 % change on previous year, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russian Federation?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Russian Federation rank globally for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 181st and Russian Federation ranks 178th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.