Bulgaria vs Peru: Population density
Bulgaria
32.53 people per km²
in 2100
Peru
29.82 people per km²
in 2100
Bulgaria rank
187th
Peru rank
190th
Population density over time
- Bulgaria
- Peru
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 32.53 people per km² against 29.82 people per km² in Peru, a difference of 2.71 people per km².
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 187th and Peru ranks 190th of 235 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.37 people per km² | 2.34 people per km² | 5.03 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 8.01 people per km² | 2.5 people per km² | 5.51 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 8.57 people per km² | 2.66 people per km² | 5.91 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 9.21 people per km² | 2.81 people per km² | 6.4 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 5.07 people per km² | 2.97 people per km² | 2.1 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1500s | 7.37 people per km² | 3.12 people per km² | 4.24 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 11.51 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | 10.5 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 11.51 people per km² | 1.17 people per km² | 10.34 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1710s | 11.9 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | 10.75 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1720s | 12.47 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | 11.32 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1730s | 13.07 people per km² | 1.13 people per km² | 11.93 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 13.69 people per km² | 1.12 people per km² | 12.57 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 14.34 people per km² | 1.11 people per km² | 13.23 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 15.02 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | 13.92 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 15.74 people per km² | 1.09 people per km² | 14.65 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1780s | 16.49 people per km² | 1.07 people per km² | 15.41 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 17.27 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | 16.21 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 20.59 people per km² | 1 people per km² | 19.59 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 20.31 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | 19.29 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 20.57 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | 19.52 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 21.49 people per km² | 1.33 people per km² | 20.16 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 22.47 people per km² | 2.08 people per km² | 20.4 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 23.18 people per km² | 2.3 people per km² | 20.88 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 23.54 people per km² | 1.99 people per km² | 21.55 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 25.34 people per km² | 2.16 people per km² | 23.18 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 29.16 people per km² | 2.44 people per km² | 26.72 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 33.69 people per km² | 2.72 people per km² | 30.97 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 38.55 people per km² | 3.02 people per km² | 35.53 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 43.35 people per km² | 3.42 people per km² | 39.93 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 49.94 people per km² | 3.94 people per km² | 46 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 57.35 people per km² | 4.61 people per km² | 52.74 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 62.97 people per km² | 5.44 people per km² | 57.53 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 69.18 people per km² | 6.82 people per km² | 62.36 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 75.17 people per km² | 9.08 people per km² | 66.09 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 80 people per km² | 11.85 people per km² | 68.14 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 82.32 people per km² | 15.17 people per km² | 67.15 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 77.41 people per km² | 18.84 people per km² | 58.57 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 71.2 people per km² | 21.79 people per km² | 49.41 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 66.33 people per km² | 23.82 people per km² | 42.51 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 61.96 people per km² | 26.86 people per km² | 35.11 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2030s | 57.21 people per km² | 29.24 people per km² | 27.97 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2040s | 52.28 people per km² | 30.99 people per km² | 21.29 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2050s | 47.79 people per km² | 32.1 people per km² | 15.69 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2060s | 43.43 people per km² | 32.54 people per km² | 10.88 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2070s | 39.44 people per km² | 32.35 people per km² | 7.09 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2080s | 36.28 people per km² | 31.61 people per km² | 4.68 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2090s | 33.82 people per km² | 30.51 people per km² | 3.31 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2100s | 32.53 people per km² | 29.82 people per km² | 2.71 people per km² | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Bulgaria or Peru?
- Bulgaria, at 32.53 people per km² against 29.82 people per km² in Peru as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Bulgaria and Peru?
- 2.71 people per km², with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Peru?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Bulgaria and Peru rank globally for population density?
- Bulgaria ranks 187th and Peru ranks 190th 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.