How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Vietnam?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Bulgaria vs Vietnam: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations

Bulgaria

20.0%

in 2025

Vietnam

19.9%

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

67th

Vietnam rank

68th

Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time

Bulgaria
Vietnam

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 20.0% against 19.9% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 67th and Vietnam 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	Vietnam	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 Vietnam?: Bulgaria, at 20.0% against 19.9% in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Bulgaria and Vietnam?: 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Vietnam?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Vietnam rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Bulgaria ranks 67th and Vietnam 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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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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.