Bulgaria vs Serbia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Bulgaria
20.0%
in 2025
Serbia
21.6%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
67th
Serbia rank
64th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 21.6% against 20.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 67th and Serbia ranks 64th of 121 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 10.8% | 1.1% | Serbia |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 13.1% | 2.0% | Serbia |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 14.1% | 1.2% | Serbia |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 15.5% | 1.6% | Serbia |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 17.5% | 2.4% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 19.2% | 1.4% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 21.0% | 1.2% | Serbia |
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 Serbia?
- Serbia, at 21.6% 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 Serbia?
- 1.6%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th and Serbia ranks 64th 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.