Brunei vs Bulgaria: Urban population (% of total population)
Brunei
75.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria
74.2%
in 2025
Brunei rank
74th
Bulgaria rank
76th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 75.0% against 74.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 74th and Bulgaria ranks 76th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 6 and Bulgaria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.2% | 43.8% | 9.3% | Brunei |
| 1970s | 62.1% | 57.4% | 4.8% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 65.0% | 3.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 68.4% | 67.6% | 0.9% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 70.0% | 3.2% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 73.0% | 2.0% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 73.7% | 1.2% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Brunei or Bulgaria?
- Brunei, at 75.0% against 74.2% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Brunei and Bulgaria?
- 0.8%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Bulgaria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Bulgaria rank globally for urban population?
- Brunei ranks 74th and Bulgaria ranks 76th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% 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
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.