Bulgaria vs Pakistan: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Bulgaria
20.0%
in 2025
Pakistan
20.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
67th
Pakistan rank
66th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Bulgaria
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 20.1% against 20.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 67th and Pakistan ranks 66th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 12.4% | 2.7% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 14.7% | 3.5% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 15.5% | 2.6% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 15.8% | 1.9% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 16.4% | 1.3% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.6% | 0.3% | 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 20.1% against 20.0% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Bulgaria and Pakistan?
- 0.1%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Pakistan rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th and Pakistan ranks 66th 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.