Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Population, total

Bulgaria
6.43 million
in 2025
El Salvador
6.37 million
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
111th
El Salvador rank
112th

Population, total over time

  • Bulgaria
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 6.43 million against 6.37 million in El Salvador, a difference of 67,800.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 111th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 215 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 8.16 million 3.17 million 4.99 million Bulgaria
1970s 8.68 million 4.07 million 4.61 million Bulgaria
1980s 8.93 million 4.87 million 4.06 million Bulgaria
1990s 8.44 million 5.71 million 2.73 million Bulgaria
2000s 7.73 million 6.00 million 1.73 million Bulgaria
2010s 7.03 million 6.16 million 867,845 Bulgaria
2020s 6.47 million 6.30 million 176,723 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
Bulgaria, at 6.43 million against 6.37 million in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
67,800, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for population, total?
Bulgaria ranks 111th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.