Bulgaria vs Romania: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population
Bulgaria
40.0%
in 2025
Romania
43.6%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
7th
Romania rank
6th
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 43.6% against 40.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 7th and Romania ranks 6th of 45 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.0% | 59.7% | 1.7% | Romania |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 44.6% | 0.5% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 43.6% against 40.0% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 3.6%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th and Romania ranks 6th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.