Bulgaria vs Norway: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Bulgaria
20.0%
in 2025
Norway
19.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
67th
Norway rank
69th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 20.0% against 19.9% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 67th and Norway ranks 69th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 16.4% | 6.7% | Norway |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 16.2% | 5.0% | Norway |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 15.9% | 3.0% | Norway |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 16.7% | 2.8% | Norway |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 17.7% | 2.6% | Norway |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 18.7% | 0.9% | Norway |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.6% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Bulgaria or Norway?
- Bulgaria, at 20.0% against 19.9% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th and Norway ranks 69th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.