Bulgaria vs Serbia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Bulgaria
-0.339 % change on previous year
in 2025
Serbia
-0.2944 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
205th
Serbia rank
202nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports -0.2944 % change on previous year against -0.339 % change on previous year in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0446 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Serbia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 205th and Serbia ranks 202nd of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.93 % change on previous year | 4.83 % change on previous year | 0.9048 % change on previous year | Serbia |
| 1960s | 4.39 % change on previous year | 4.3 % change on previous year | 0.089 % change on previous year | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.44 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 0.183 % change on previous year | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.04 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 0.0055 % change on previous year | Serbia |
| 1990s | -0.9091 % change on previous year | 0.7965 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | Serbia |
| 2000s | -0.2775 % change on previous year | 0.3049 % change on previous year | 0.5824 % change on previous year | Serbia |
| 2010s | -0.3746 % change on previous year | -0.3241 % change on previous year | 0.0505 % change on previous year | Serbia |
| 2020s | -0.5304 % change on previous year | -0.2474 % change on previous year | 0.2831 % change on previous year | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Bulgaria or Serbia?
- Serbia, at -0.2944 % change on previous year against -0.339 % change on previous year in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 0.0446 % change on previous year, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 205th and Serbia ranks 202nd of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.