Bulgaria vs Greece: Urban and rural population 2050

Bulgaria
1.05 million
in 2050
Greece
1.16 million
in 2050
Bulgaria rank
117th
Greece rank
114th

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.16 million against 1.05 million in Bulgaria, a difference of 105,560.

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 231 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 799,996 948,824 148,828 Greece
1100s 869,988 1.02 million 150,292 Greece
1200s 929,962 1.10 million 170,528 Greece
1300s 999,877 1.17 million 170,713 Greece
1400s 549,796 839,118 289,322 Greece
1500s 799,111 928,235 129,124 Greece
1600s 1.25 million 1.39 million 140,350 Greece
1700s 1.24 million 1.38 million 142,500 Greece
1710s 1.28 million 1.44 million 162,790 Greece
1720s 1.34 million 1.50 million 164,130 Greece
1730s 1.40 million 1.57 million 162,550 Greece
1740s 1.47 million 1.63 million 157,930 Greece
1750s 1.54 million 1.69 million 150,140 Greece
1760s 1.61 million 1.75 million 139,000 Greece
1770s 1.69 million 1.82 million 124,370 Greece
1780s 1.77 million 1.88 million 106,090 Greece
1790s 1.86 million 1.94 million 83,960 Greece
1800s 1.94 million 2.00 million 57,810 Greece
1810s 2.03 million 2.06 million 31,850 Greece
1820s 2.12 million 2.13 million 3,770 Greece
1830s 2.18 million 2.33 million 148,900 Greece
1840s 2.29 million 2.55 million 268,700 Greece
1850s 2.39 million 2.80 million 408,620 Greece
1860s 2.42 million 3.07 million 654,100 Greece
1870s 2.43 million 3.36 million 931,570 Greece
1880s 2.80 million 3.73 million 923,640 Greece
1890s 3.16 million 4.12 million 959,120 Greece
1900s 2.96 million 4.57 million 1.61 million Greece
1910s 3.37 million 4.89 million 1.52 million Greece
1920s 3.68 million 4.99 million 1.31 million Greece
1930s 4.28 million 5.40 million 1.12 million Greece
1940s 5.10 million 5.82 million 719,390 Greece
1950s 5.15 million 3.67 million 1.48 million Bulgaria
1960s 4.57 million 3.47 million 1.10 million Bulgaria
1970s 3.70 million 2.99 million 706,956 Bulgaria
1980s 3.13 million 2.94 million 189,708 Bulgaria
1990s 2.73 million 2.93 million 207,547 Greece
2000s 2.32 million 2.83 million 511,545 Greece
2010s 1.95 million 2.47 million 521,538 Greece
2020s 1.74 million 2.11 million 369,274 Greece
2030s 1.47 million 1.74 million 275,802 Greece
2040s 1.20 million 1.37 million 179,730 Greece
2050s 1.05 million 1.16 million 105,560 Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Bulgaria or Greece?
Greece, at 1.16 million against 1.05 million in Bulgaria as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Bulgaria and Greece?
105,560, 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 2050?
Bulgaria ranks 117th and Greece ranks 114th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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