Bulgaria vs Ireland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Bulgaria
46.16 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
48.36 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
115th
Ireland rank
113th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Bulgaria
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 48.36 people per square kilometre against 46.16 people per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.2 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 115th and Ireland ranks 113th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.09 people per square kilometre | 20.24 people per square kilometre | 12.85 people per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 45.05 people per square kilometre | 24.64 people per square kilometre | 20.42 people per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 52.47 people per square kilometre | 28.55 people per square kilometre | 23.93 people per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 51.31 people per square kilometre | 30.37 people per square kilometre | 20.94 people per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 49.6 people per square kilometre | 36.38 people per square kilometre | 13.22 people per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 48.41 people per square kilometre | 42.79 people per square kilometre | 5.62 people per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 46.41 people per square kilometre | 47.04 people per square kilometre | 0.6225 people per square kilometre | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 48.36 people per square kilometre against 46.16 people per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 2.2 people per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th and Ireland ranks 113th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.