Bulgaria vs Serbia: Population, total

Bulgaria

6.43 million

in 2025

Serbia

6.55 million

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

111th

Serbia rank

109th

Population, total over time

Bulgaria
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 6.55 million against 6.43 million in Bulgaria, a difference of 115,840.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Globally, Bulgaria ranks 111th and Serbia ranks 109th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Population, total in Bulgaria
Population, total in Serbia
Full country ranking

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: 06 August 2026

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.