Bulgaria vs Djibouti: Urban population (% of total population)
Bulgaria
74.2%
in 2025
Djibouti
73.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
76th
Djibouti rank
78th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Bulgaria
- Djibouti
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 74.2% against 73.0% in Djibouti, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Djibouti ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 76th and Djibouti ranks 78th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Djibouti in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.8% | 56.2% | 12.3% | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 57.4% | 68.2% | 10.9% | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 74.9% | 9.9% | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 67.6% | 75.3% | 7.7% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 71.7% | 1.7% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 71.0% | 1.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 72.6% | 1.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Bulgaria or Djibouti?
- Bulgaria, at 74.2% against 73.0% in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Bulgaria and Djibouti?
- 1.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Djibouti?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Djibouti rank globally for urban population?
- Bulgaria ranks 76th and Djibouti ranks 78th 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.