Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Population density
Bulgaria
32.53 people per km²
in 2100
North Macedonia
34.22 people per km²
in 2100
Bulgaria rank
187th
North Macedonia rank
184th
Population density over time
- Bulgaria
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 34.22 people per km² against 32.53 people per km² in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.69 people per km².
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 187th and North Macedonia ranks 184th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 35 and North Macedonia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.37 people per km² | 5.55 people per km² | 1.82 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 8.01 people per km² | 5.87 people per km² | 2.15 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 8.57 people per km² | 6.19 people per km² | 2.38 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 9.21 people per km² | 6.5 people per km² | 2.71 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 5.07 people per km² | 6.82 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | North Macedonia |
| 1500s | 7.37 people per km² | 7.14 people per km² | 0.232 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 11.51 people per km² | 8.72 people per km² | 2.79 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 11.51 people per km² | 8.72 people per km² | 2.79 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1710s | 11.9 people per km² | 8.99 people per km² | 2.92 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1720s | 12.47 people per km² | 9.3 people per km² | 3.17 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1730s | 13.07 people per km² | 9.62 people per km² | 3.45 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 13.69 people per km² | 9.95 people per km² | 3.74 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 14.34 people per km² | 10.29 people per km² | 4.05 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 15.02 people per km² | 10.65 people per km² | 4.38 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 15.74 people per km² | 11.01 people per km² | 4.72 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1780s | 16.49 people per km² | 11.39 people per km² | 5.09 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 17.27 people per km² | 11.79 people per km² | 5.49 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 20.59 people per km² | 15.54 people per km² | 5.06 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 20.31 people per km² | 15.54 people per km² | 4.77 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 20.57 people per km² | 16.18 people per km² | 4.39 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 21.49 people per km² | 17.65 people per km² | 3.84 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 22.47 people per km² | 19.27 people per km² | 3.2 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 23.18 people per km² | 21.06 people per km² | 2.12 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 23.54 people per km² | 23.06 people per km² | 0.4802 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 25.34 people per km² | 25.25 people per km² | 0.0897 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 29.16 people per km² | 27.65 people per km² | 1.52 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 33.69 people per km² | 30.27 people per km² | 3.42 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 38.55 people per km² | 33.14 people per km² | 5.4 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 43.35 people per km² | 36.29 people per km² | 7.06 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 49.94 people per km² | 39.64 people per km² | 10.3 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 57.35 people per km² | 43.27 people per km² | 14.08 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 62.97 people per km² | 47.24 people per km² | 15.73 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 69.18 people per km² | 53.14 people per km² | 16.04 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 75.17 people per km² | 60.59 people per km² | 14.58 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 80 people per km² | 70.78 people per km² | 9.22 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 82.32 people per km² | 79.47 people per km² | 2.85 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 77.41 people per km² | 80.39 people per km² | 2.98 people per km² | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 71.2 people per km² | 82.31 people per km² | 11.11 people per km² | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 66.33 people per km² | 78.63 people per km² | 12.3 people per km² | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 61.96 people per km² | 72.12 people per km² | 10.15 people per km² | North Macedonia |
| 2030s | 57.21 people per km² | 67.78 people per km² | 10.58 people per km² | North Macedonia |
| 2040s | 52.28 people per km² | 62.8 people per km² | 10.52 people per km² | North Macedonia |
| 2050s | 47.79 people per km² | 57.5 people per km² | 9.71 people per km² | North Macedonia |
| 2060s | 43.43 people per km² | 51.8 people per km² | 8.37 people per km² | North Macedonia |
| 2070s | 39.44 people per km² | 46.22 people per km² | 6.78 people per km² | North Macedonia |
| 2080s | 36.28 people per km² | 41.2 people per km² | 4.91 people per km² | North Macedonia |
| 2090s | 33.82 people per km² | 36.62 people per km² | 2.8 people per km² | North Macedonia |
| 2100s | 32.53 people per km² | 34.22 people per km² | 1.69 people per km² | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Bulgaria or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 34.22 people per km² against 32.53 people per km² in Bulgaria as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
- 1.69 people per km², with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Bulgaria and North Macedonia rank globally for population density?
- Bulgaria ranks 187th and North Macedonia ranks 184th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.