Bulgaria vs Switzerland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Bulgaria
1.05 million people
in 2050
Switzerland
1.03 million people
in 2050
Bulgaria rank
117th
Switzerland rank
120th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.05 million people against 1.03 million people in Switzerland, a difference of 27,950 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 117th and Switzerland ranks 120th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 41 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 799,996 people | 300,000 people | 499,996 people | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 869,988 people | 400,000 people | 469,988 people | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 929,962 people | 500,000 people | 429,962 people | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 999,877 people | 800,000 people | 199,877 people | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 549,796 people | 595,847 people | 46,051 people | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 799,111 people | 781,014 people | 18,097 people | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 975,279 people | 270,551 people | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 1.24 million people | 1.21 million people | 28,040 people | Bulgaria |
| 1710s | 1.28 million people | 1.24 million people | 38,840 people | Bulgaria |
| 1720s | 1.34 million people | 1.27 million people | 69,580 people | Bulgaria |
| 1730s | 1.40 million people | 1.30 million people | 103,120 people | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 1.47 million people | 1.33 million people | 139,670 people | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 1.54 million people | 1.36 million people | 179,510 people | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 1.61 million people | 1.39 million people | 222,920 people | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 1.69 million people | 1.42 million people | 270,230 people | Bulgaria |
| 1780s | 1.77 million people | 1.45 million people | 321,800 people | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 1.86 million people | 1.48 million people | 378,030 people | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 1.94 million people | 1.51 million people | 439,350 people | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 2.03 million people | 1.53 million people | 501,870 people | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 2.12 million people | 1.69 million people | 437,500 people | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 2.18 million people | 1.80 million people | 379,570 people | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 2.29 million people | 1.91 million people | 371,700 people | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 2.39 million people | 2.02 million people | 367,330 people | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 2.42 million people | 2.08 million people | 331,490 people | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 2.43 million people | 2.17 million people | 266,780 people | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 2.80 million people | 2.24 million people | 560,180 people | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 3.16 million people | 2.25 million people | 909,990 people | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 2.96 million people | 2.47 million people | 486,110 people | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 3.37 million people | 2.69 million people | 677,830 people | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 3.68 million people | 2.66 million people | 1.02 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 4.28 million people | 2.65 million people | 1.63 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 5.10 million people | 2.61 million people | 2.49 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 5.15 million people | 2.62 million people | 2.53 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 4.57 million people | 2.65 million people | 1.92 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 3.70 million people | 2.56 million people | 1.14 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 3.13 million people | 2.30 million people | 836,408 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.73 million people | 2.01 million people | 713,896 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.32 million people | 1.97 million people | 349,443 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.95 million people | 1.97 million people | 21,362 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.74 million people | 1.31 million people | 436,550 people | Bulgaria |
| 2030s | 1.47 million people | 1.13 million people | 333,843 people | Bulgaria |
| 2040s | 1.20 million people | 1.04 million people | 152,602 people | Bulgaria |
| 2050s | 1.05 million people | 1.03 million people | 27,950 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 Switzerland?
- Bulgaria, at 1.05 million people against 1.03 million people in Switzerland as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Bulgaria and Switzerland?
- 27,950 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Switzerland?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Bulgaria and Switzerland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Bulgaria ranks 117th and Switzerland ranks 120th 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.