Urban population share 2050 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Urban population share 2050 was 74.17 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
74.17
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
91st
of 238 countries
All-time high
74.17
in 2025
All-time low
0.0005
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Bulgaria, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population share 2050 in Bulgaria stood at 74.17. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Bulgaria peaked at 74.17 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0005, in 1000.
That places Bulgaria 91st out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0005 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0014 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0041 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0123 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.037 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1111 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.3333 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 1.21 | +21.3% |
| 1820 | 1.52 | +25.0% |
| 1830 | 1.9 | +25.0% |
| 1840 | 2.37 | +25.0% |
| 1850 | 2.96 | +25.0% |
| 1860 | 3.7 | +25.0% |
| 1870 | 4.63 | +25.0% |
| 1880 | 5.78 | +25.0% |
| 1890 | 7.23 | +25.0% |
| 1900 | 9.04 | +25.0% |
| 1910 | 11.3 | +25.0% |
| 1920 | 14.12 | +25.0% |
| 1930 | 17.65 | +25.0% |
| 1940 | 22.07 | +25.0% |
| 1950 | 27.13 | +23.0% |
| 1951 | 28 | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 28.81 | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 29.74 | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 30.77 | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 31.65 | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 33.08 | +4.5% |
| 1957 | 33.96 | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 34.77 | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 35.69 | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 37.11 | +4.0% |
| 1961 | 38.41 | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 39.3 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 40.28 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 43.04 | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 45.7 | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 47 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 49.01 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 50.6 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 52.32 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 53.82 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 55.17 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 56.27 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 58.09 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 58.01 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 58.49 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 59.42 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 60.52 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 61.48 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 62.14 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 63.01 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 63.89 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 64.65 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 65.61 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 64.96 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 65.25 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 66 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 66.7 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 67.31 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 67.04 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 67.09 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 67.15 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 67.43 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 67.72 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 67.83 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 67.7 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 67.66 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 67.87 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 68.05 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 68.26 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 69.2 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 69.49 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 69.78 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.92 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 70.09 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.51 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 70.68 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 70.9 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.3 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.51 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 72.61 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 72.77 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 72.96 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.08 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.17 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 73.39 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.6 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.72 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.32 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 73.35 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.48 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 73.73 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 73.95 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 74.17 | +0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 74.17 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.33, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 74.17 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.64, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0005 | 0.0014 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0014 | 0.0041 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0041 | 0.0123 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0123 | 0.037 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.037 | 0.1111 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1111 | 0.3333 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0123 | 0.0123 | 0.0123 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1111 | 0.1111 | 0.1111 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.96 | 1 |
| 1860s | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.63 | 4.63 | 4.63 | 1 |
| 1880s | 5.78 | 5.78 | 5.78 | 1 |
| 1890s | 7.23 | 7.23 | 7.23 | 1 |
| 1900s | 9.04 | 9.04 | 9.04 | 1 |
| 1910s | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 1 |
| 1920s | 14.12 | 14.12 | 14.12 | 1 |
| 1930s | 17.65 | 17.65 | 17.65 | 1 |
| 1940s | 22.07 | 22.07 | 22.07 | 1 |
| 1950s | 31.36 | 27.13 | 35.69 | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.85 | 37.11 | 50.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.36 | 52.32 | 61.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.95 | 62.14 | 67.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.55 | 67.04 | 68.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.01 | 68.26 | 71.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.99 | 71.51 | 73.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.67 | 73.32 | 74.17 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Bulgaria?
- Urban population share 2050 in Bulgaria was 74.17 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 74.17 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 in 1000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for urban population share 2050?
- Bulgaria ranks 91st out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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