Bulgaria vs Chile: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Bulgaria
1.05 million people
in 2050
Chile
1.04 million people
in 2050
Bulgaria rank
117th
Chile rank
118th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Bulgaria
- Chile
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.05 million people against 1.04 million people in Chile, a difference of 11,260 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 117th and Chile ranks 118th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 38 and Chile in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 799,996 people | 399,998 people | 399,998 people | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 869,988 people | 439,994 people | 429,994 people | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 929,962 people | 479,980 people | 449,982 people | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 999,877 people | 519,936 people | 479,941 people | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 549,796 people | 559,793 people | 9,997 people | Chile |
| 1500s | 799,111 people | 599,333 people | 199,778 people | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 598,000 people | 647,830 people | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 1.24 million people | 595,992 people | 641,508 people | Bulgaria |
| 1710s | 1.28 million people | 609,081 people | 670,379 people | Bulgaria |
| 1720s | 1.34 million people | 623,608 people | 716,772 people | Bulgaria |
| 1730s | 1.40 million people | 638,222 people | 765,988 people | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 1.47 million people | 652,866 people | 818,214 people | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 1.54 million people | 667,470 people | 873,660 people | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 1.61 million people | 681,950 people | 932,570 people | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 1.69 million people | 696,202 people | 995,198 people | Bulgaria |
| 1780s | 1.77 million people | 710,101 people | 1.06 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 1.86 million people | 723,492 people | 1.13 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 1.94 million people | 736,190 people | 1.21 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 2.03 million people | 747,971 people | 1.28 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 2.12 million people | 816,507 people | 1.31 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 2.18 million people | 889,393 people | 1.29 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 2.29 million people | 966,269 people | 1.32 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 2.39 million people | 1.17 million people | 1.22 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 2.42 million people | 1.44 million people | 976,640 people | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 2.43 million people | 1.65 million people | 784,890 people | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 2.80 million people | 1.85 million people | 948,120 people | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 3.16 million people | 2.02 million people | 1.15 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 2.96 million people | 2.15 million people | 805,140 people | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 3.37 million people | 2.34 million people | 1.04 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 3.68 million people | 2.41 million people | 1.27 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 4.28 million people | 2.46 million people | 1.82 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 5.10 million people | 2.55 million people | 2.55 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 5.15 million people | 2.70 million people | 2.45 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 4.57 million people | 2.55 million people | 2.03 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 3.70 million people | 2.28 million people | 1.42 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 3.13 million people | 2.15 million people | 982,168 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.73 million people | 2.24 million people | 483,418 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.32 million people | 2.16 million people | 157,004 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.95 million people | 2.26 million people | 317,688 people | Chile |
| 2020s | 1.74 million people | 2.16 million people | 412,852 people | Chile |
| 2030s | 1.47 million people | 1.82 million people | 353,072 people | Chile |
| 2040s | 1.20 million people | 1.35 million people | 152,178 people | Chile |
| 2050s | 1.05 million people | 1.04 million people | 11,260 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Bulgaria or Chile?
- Bulgaria, at 1.05 million people against 1.04 million people in Chile as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Bulgaria and Chile?
- 11,260 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chile?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Bulgaria and Chile rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Bulgaria ranks 117th and Chile ranks 118th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. 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 rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.