Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 20.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bulgaria, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bulgaria is 20.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bulgaria peaked at 20.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1960.
Bulgaria ranks 67th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.0% | — |
| 1961 | 9.1% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 9.3% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 9.5% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 9.6% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 9.8% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 10.0% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 10.1% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 10.2% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 10.3% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 10.5% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 10.6% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 10.8% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 10.9% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 11.0% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 11.2% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 11.4% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 11.5% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 11.9% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 12.1% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 12.3% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 12.7% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 12.9% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 13.2% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 13.3% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 13.4% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 13.8% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 13.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 12.1% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.7% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 13.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 16.4% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.6% | 20.0% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Bulgaria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 176.16 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,923 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 704.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,439 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 92.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bulgaria?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bulgaria was 20.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.