Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Bulgaria
1.05 million people
in 2050
El Salvador
1.15 million people
in 2050
Bulgaria rank
117th
El Salvador rank
115th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Bulgaria
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.15 million people against 1.05 million people in Bulgaria, a difference of 93,270 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 117th and El Salvador ranks 115th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 41 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 799,996 people | 59,380 people | 740,616 people | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 869,988 people | 64,778 people | 805,210 people | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 929,962 people | 70,663 people | 859,299 people | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 999,877 people | 77,074 people | 922,803 people | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 549,796 people | 84,039 people | 465,757 people | Bulgaria |
| 1500s | 799,111 people | 91,543 people | 707,568 people | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 99,420 people | 1.15 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 1.24 million people | 107,003 people | 1.13 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1710s | 1.28 million people | 108,018 people | 1.17 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1720s | 1.34 million people | 109,245 people | 1.23 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1730s | 1.40 million people | 110,889 people | 1.29 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 1.47 million people | 113,123 people | 1.36 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 1.54 million people | 116,192 people | 1.42 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 1.61 million people | 120,450 people | 1.49 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 1.69 million people | 126,407 people | 1.56 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1780s | 1.77 million people | 147,701 people | 1.62 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 1.86 million people | 168,620 people | 1.69 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 1.94 million people | 189,097 people | 1.76 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 2.03 million people | 209,059 people | 1.82 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 2.12 million people | 228,417 people | 1.89 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 2.18 million people | 261,809 people | 1.92 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 2.29 million people | 294,021 people | 1.99 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 2.39 million people | 324,851 people | 2.07 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 2.42 million people | 374,739 people | 2.04 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 2.43 million people | 421,993 people | 2.01 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 2.80 million people | 494,910 people | 2.31 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 3.16 million people | 562,842 people | 2.60 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 2.96 million people | 624,923 people | 2.33 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 3.37 million people | 773,738 people | 2.60 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 3.68 million people | 1.05 million people | 2.64 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 4.28 million people | 1.03 million people | 3.25 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 5.10 million people | 1.21 million people | 3.90 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 5.15 million people | 1.53 million people | 3.63 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 4.57 million people | 1.94 million people | 2.64 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 3.70 million people | 2.42 million people | 1.28 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 3.13 million people | 2.65 million people | 480,369 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.73 million people | 2.73 million people | 758 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.32 million people | 2.37 million people | 46,366 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.95 million people | 1.90 million people | 44,858 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.74 million people | 1.57 million people | 173,668 people | Bulgaria |
| 2030s | 1.47 million people | 1.35 million people | 117,592 people | Bulgaria |
| 2040s | 1.20 million people | 1.19 million people | 6,679 people | Bulgaria |
| 2050s | 1.05 million people | 1.15 million people | 93,270 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.15 million people against 1.05 million people in Bulgaria as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 93,270 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Bulgaria ranks 117th and El Salvador ranks 115th 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.