Bulgaria vs Viet Nam: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Bulgaria
20.0%
in 2025
Viet Nam
19.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
67th
Viet Nam rank
68th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Bulgaria
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 20.0% against 19.9% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 67th and Viet Nam ranks 68th of 121 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 7.0% | 2.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 8.1% | 3.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 8.2% | 4.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 8.7% | 5.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 11.4% | 3.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.2% | 2.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 18.8% | 1.1% | 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 Viet Nam?
- Bulgaria, at 20.0% against 19.9% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Bulgaria and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Viet Nam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Viet Nam rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th and Viet Nam ranks 68th 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.