Bulgaria vs Palestine, State of: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Bulgaria
4.98 million people
in 2025
Palestine, State of
4.88 million people
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
100th
Palestine, State of rank
102nd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4.98 million people against 4.88 million people in Palestine, State of, a difference of 96,050 people.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 100th and Palestine, State of ranks 102nd of 236 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1950s 2.36 million people 400,634 people 1.96 million people Bulgaria
1960s 3.59 million people 546,380 people 3.04 million people Bulgaria
1970s 4.98 million people 745,316 people 4.24 million people Bulgaria
1980s 5.81 million people 1.10 million people 4.70 million people Bulgaria
1990s 5.68 million people 1.75 million people 3.92 million people Bulgaria
2000s 5.41 million people 2.79 million people 2.62 million people Bulgaria
2010s 5.25 million people 3.81 million people 1.45 million people Bulgaria
2020s 5.02 million people 4.63 million people 387,903 people Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Bulgaria or Palestine, State of?
Bulgaria, at 4.98 million people against 4.88 million people in Palestine, State of as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Bulgaria and Palestine, State of?
96,050 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Palestine, State of?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Palestine, State of rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Bulgaria ranks 100th and Palestine, State of ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.