Bulgaria vs Greece: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Bulgaria
1.05 million people
in 2050
Greece
1.16 million people
in 2050
Bulgaria rank
117th
Greece rank
114th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.16 million people against 1.05 million people in Bulgaria, a difference of 105,560 people.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greece ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 117th and Greece ranks 114th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 799,996 people | 948,824 people | 148,828 people | Greece |
| 1100s | 869,988 people | 1.02 million people | 150,292 people | Greece |
| 1200s | 929,962 people | 1.10 million people | 170,528 people | Greece |
| 1300s | 999,877 people | 1.17 million people | 170,713 people | Greece |
| 1400s | 549,796 people | 839,118 people | 289,322 people | Greece |
| 1500s | 799,111 people | 928,235 people | 129,124 people | Greece |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 1.39 million people | 140,350 people | Greece |
| 1700s | 1.24 million people | 1.38 million people | 142,500 people | Greece |
| 1710s | 1.28 million people | 1.44 million people | 162,790 people | Greece |
| 1720s | 1.34 million people | 1.50 million people | 164,130 people | Greece |
| 1730s | 1.40 million people | 1.57 million people | 162,550 people | Greece |
| 1740s | 1.47 million people | 1.63 million people | 157,930 people | Greece |
| 1750s | 1.54 million people | 1.69 million people | 150,140 people | Greece |
| 1760s | 1.61 million people | 1.75 million people | 139,000 people | Greece |
| 1770s | 1.69 million people | 1.82 million people | 124,370 people | Greece |
| 1780s | 1.77 million people | 1.88 million people | 106,090 people | Greece |
| 1790s | 1.86 million people | 1.94 million people | 83,960 people | Greece |
| 1800s | 1.94 million people | 2.00 million people | 57,810 people | Greece |
| 1810s | 2.03 million people | 2.06 million people | 31,850 people | Greece |
| 1820s | 2.12 million people | 2.13 million people | 3,770 people | Greece |
| 1830s | 2.18 million people | 2.33 million people | 148,900 people | Greece |
| 1840s | 2.29 million people | 2.55 million people | 268,700 people | Greece |
| 1850s | 2.39 million people | 2.80 million people | 408,620 people | Greece |
| 1860s | 2.42 million people | 3.07 million people | 654,100 people | Greece |
| 1870s | 2.43 million people | 3.36 million people | 931,570 people | Greece |
| 1880s | 2.80 million people | 3.73 million people | 923,640 people | Greece |
| 1890s | 3.16 million people | 4.12 million people | 959,120 people | Greece |
| 1900s | 2.96 million people | 4.57 million people | 1.61 million people | Greece |
| 1910s | 3.37 million people | 4.89 million people | 1.52 million people | Greece |
| 1920s | 3.68 million people | 4.99 million people | 1.31 million people | Greece |
| 1930s | 4.28 million people | 5.40 million people | 1.12 million people | Greece |
| 1940s | 5.10 million people | 5.82 million people | 719,390 people | Greece |
| 1950s | 5.15 million people | 3.67 million people | 1.48 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 4.57 million people | 3.47 million people | 1.10 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 3.70 million people | 2.99 million people | 706,956 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 3.13 million people | 2.94 million people | 189,708 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.73 million people | 2.93 million people | 207,547 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 2.32 million people | 2.83 million people | 511,545 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.95 million people | 2.47 million people | 521,538 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.74 million people | 2.11 million people | 369,274 people | Greece |
| 2030s | 1.47 million people | 1.74 million people | 275,802 people | Greece |
| 2040s | 1.20 million people | 1.37 million people | 179,730 people | Greece |
| 2050s | 1.05 million people | 1.16 million people | 105,560 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Greece, at 1.16 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 Greece?
- 105,560 people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Bulgaria ranks 117th and Greece ranks 114th 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.