Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7742 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bulgaria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bulgaria is 0.7742 people per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.7773 people per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3709 people per person, in 1960.
Bulgaria ranks 65th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3709 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3839 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3928 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4026 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4302 people per person | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4569 people per person | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4701 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4801 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4902 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.506 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5233 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5383 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.552 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.563 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5811 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5803 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.585 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5942 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6052 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6147 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6213 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6299 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6385 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.646 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6555 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6494 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6529 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6604 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6673 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6776 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6784 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6758 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.673 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6738 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6751 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6744 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6712 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6689 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6689 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6686 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6685 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.685 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6971 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7004 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7021 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7042 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7087 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7107 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7131 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7172 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7192 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7292 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7288 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7403 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7463 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7513 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7565 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7633 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7704 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7771 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7761 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7752 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7758 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7773 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7758 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.7742 people per person | -0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.7742 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.7742 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4384 people per person | 0.3709 people per person | 0.506 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5737 people per person | 0.5233 people per person | 0.6147 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6499 people per person | 0.6213 people per person | 0.6776 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6728 people per person | 0.6686 people per person | 0.6784 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7007 people per person | 0.6685 people per person | 0.7172 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7482 people per person | 0.7192 people per person | 0.7771 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7757 people per person | 0.7742 people per person | 0.7773 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 62 Belarus 0.7872 people per person compare
- 63 Spain 0.7812 people per person compare
- 64 Cape Verde 0.7763 people per person compare
- 66 Malaysia 0.774 people per person compare
- 67 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.7738 people per person compare
- 68 United States Virgin Islands 0.7733 people per person compare
More population data for Bulgaria
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,187 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.8803 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.921 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 32.53 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 146,527 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.7742 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7773 people per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3709 people per person in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.