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Urban population in Bulgaria
1960 – 2025 · 66 data points
24 of 42 · Countries
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
4 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2025
74.2%
+0.2 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
24 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+1.1 pp
vs World
+16.3 pp
World: 57.8% · 2025
Urban population, 1960 – 2025 percent · Bulgaria · World
+1.1 pp since 2015
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
1960
1980
1990
2000
2010
2025
Bulgaria
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Compared with Urban population · percent
Bulgaria
74.2%
World
57.8%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Bulgaria · 1960 – 2025
Latest value
74.2% · 2025
First value
37.1% · 1960
Highest
74.2% · 2025
Lowest
37.1% · 1960
Data points
66
By year
All years · 1960 – 2025
| Year | Bulgaria | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74.2% | +0.2 pp | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | +0.2 pp | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 73.7% | +0.3 pp | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +0.1 pp | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +0.0 pp | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | −0.4 pp | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +0.1 pp | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | +0.2 pp | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +0.2 pp | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +0.1 pp | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | +0.0 pp | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +0.1 pp | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +0.2 pp | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | +0.2 pp | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | +1.1 pp | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +0.2 pp | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | +0.4 pp | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | +0.2 pp | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +0.2 pp | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | +0.4 pp | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | +0.2 pp | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | +0.1 pp | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +0.3 pp | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | +0.3 pp | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | +0.9 pp | 47.3% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | +0.2 pp | 46.8% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | +0.2 pp | 46.3% |
| 1998 | 67.9% | +0.2 pp | 45.8% |
| 1997 | 67.7% | −0.0 pp | 45.3% |
| 1996 | 67.7% | −0.1 pp | 44.8% |
| 1995 | 67.8% | +0.1 pp | 44.3% |
| 1994 | 67.7% | +0.3 pp | 44.0% |
| 1993 | 67.4% | +0.3 pp | 43.7% |
| 1992 | 67.2% | +0.1 pp | 43.4% |
| 1991 | 67.1% | +0.0 pp | 43.2% |
| 1990 | 67.0% | −0.3 pp | 42.8% |
| 1989 | 67.3% | +0.6 pp | 42.7% |
| 1988 | 66.7% | +0.7 pp | 42.4% |
| 1987 | 66.0% | +0.8 pp | 42.1% |
| 1986 | 65.3% | +0.3 pp | 41.8% |
| 1985 | 65.0% | −0.7 pp | 41.4% |
| 1984 | 65.6% | +1.0 pp | 41.1% |
| 1983 | 64.6% | +0.8 pp | 40.6% |
| 1982 | 63.9% | +0.9 pp | 40.2% |
| 1981 | 63.0% | +0.9 pp | 39.9% |
| 1980 | 62.1% | +0.7 pp | 39.5% |
| 1979 | 61.5% | +1.0 pp | 39.1% |
| 1978 | 60.5% | +1.1 pp | 38.6% |
| 1977 | 59.4% | +0.9 pp | 38.3% |
| 1976 | 58.5% | +0.5 pp | 38.0% |
| 1975 | 58.0% | −0.1 pp | 37.7% |
| 1974 | 58.1% | +1.8 pp | 37.4% |
| 1973 | 56.3% | +1.1 pp | 37.2% |
| 1972 | 55.2% | +1.4 pp | 36.9% |
| 1971 | 53.8% | +1.5 pp | 36.7% |
| 1970 | 52.3% | +1.7 pp | 36.4% |
| 1969 | 50.6% | +1.6 pp | 36.3% |
| 1968 | 49.0% | +1.0 pp | 36.0% |
| 1967 | 48.0% | +1.0 pp | 35.8% |
| 1966 | 47.0% | +1.3 pp | 35.6% |
| 1965 | 45.7% | +2.7 pp | 35.4% |
| 1964 | 43.0% | +2.8 pp | 35.1% |
| 1963 | 40.3% | +1.0 pp | 34.6% |
| 1962 | 39.3% | +0.9 pp | 34.4% |
| 1961 | 38.4% | +1.3 pp | 34.5% |
| 1960 | 37.1% | 34.2% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR China | 100.0% | |
| 2 | Argentina | 91.7% | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 91.1% | |
| 4 | Lebanon | 89.1% | |
| 5 | Gabon | 89.0% | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 88.0% | |
| 7 | Chile | 87.8% | |
| 8 | Brazil | 86.2% | |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 83.3% | |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 82.2% | |
| 11 | Norway | 82.0% | |
| 12 | South Korea | 81.5% | |
| 13 | Canada | 81.4% | |
| 14 | Germany | 81.0% | |
| 15 | United States | 80.4% | |
| 16 | Spain | 79.5% | |
| 17 | France | 78.6% | |
| 18 | Greece | 77.9% | |
| 19 | Mexico | 77.7% | |
| 20 | Colombia | 77.2% | |
| 21 | Russia | 74.5% | |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 73.4% | |
| 23 | Czechia | 72.9% | |
| 24 | Finland | 72.0% | |
| 25 | Algeria | 71.3% | |
| 26 | Italy | 69.5% | |
| 27 | Lithuania | 67.1% | |
| 28 | Congo - Brazzaville | 63.4% | |
| 29 | Ecuador | 63.0% | |
| 30 | China | 60.2% | |
| 31 | Poland | 60.1% | |
| 32 | Honduras | 55.4% | |
| 33 | Indonesia | 54.5% | |
| 34 | Romania | 53.4% | |
| 35 | Philippines | 52.6% | |
| 36 | Liberia | 51.8% | |
| 37 | Egypt | 42.4% | |
| 38 | Congo - Kinshasa | 42.1% | |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 41.7% | |
| 40 | Yemen | 33.6% | |
| 41 | India | 33.2% | |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 30.2% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017
What it means
The share of people who live in towns and cities rather than the countryside.
How it is calculated
Residents of areas defined as urban by the national statistical office, divided by the total population.
People
Bulgaria in numbers
Population
6.4M
2025
Population growth
-0.13%
2025
Population density
58.6
2024
Median age
47.2
2025
Children under 15
14.0%
2025
Residents 65 and over
24.0%
2025
Life expectancy
75.8
2024
Births per woman
1.72
2024
Birth rate
7.8
2025
Infant mortality
4.6
2024
Net migration
5.5
2025
Born abroad
4.4%
2024