What is urban population, per capita in Bulgaria?

Urban population, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.7417 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 0.7417 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3711 units per person in 1960.

How does Bulgaria rank for urban population, per capita?

Bulgaria ranks 76th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bulgaria data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per capita in Bulgaria

Name: Urban population, per capita in Bulgaria
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Bulgaria: Urban population, per capita was 0.7417 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.7417 units per person

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

76th

of 218 countries

All-time high

0.7417 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.3711 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Bulgaria, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Bulgaria is 0.7417 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.7417 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3711 units per person, in 1960.

Bulgaria ranks 76th of 218 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.

Urban population, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.3711 units per person	—
1961	0.3841 units per person	+3.5%
1962	0.393 units per person	+2.3%
1963	0.4028 units per person	+2.5%
1964	0.4304 units per person	+6.9%
1965	0.457 units per person	+6.2%
1966	0.47 units per person	+2.9%
1967	0.48 units per person	+2.1%
1968	0.4901 units per person	+2.1%
1969	0.506 units per person	+3.2%
1970	0.5232 units per person	+3.4%
1971	0.5382 units per person	+2.9%
1972	0.5517 units per person	+2.5%
1973	0.5627 units per person	+2.0%
1974	0.5809 units per person	+3.2%
1975	0.5801 units per person	-0.1%
1976	0.5849 units per person	+0.8%
1977	0.5942 units per person	+1.6%
1978	0.6052 units per person	+1.8%
1979	0.6148 units per person	+1.6%
1980	0.6214 units per person	+1.1%
1981	0.6301 units per person	+1.4%
1982	0.6389 units per person	+1.4%
1983	0.6465 units per person	+1.2%
1984	0.6561 units per person	+1.5%
1985	0.6496 units per person	-1.0%
1986	0.6525 units per person	+0.5%
1987	0.66 units per person	+1.2%
1988	0.667 units per person	+1.1%
1989	0.6731 units per person	+0.9%
1990	0.6704 units per person	-0.4%
1991	0.6709 units per person	+0.1%
1992	0.6715 units per person	+0.1%
1993	0.6743 units per person	+0.4%
1994	0.6772 units per person	+0.4%
1995	0.6783 units per person	+0.2%
1996	0.677 units per person	-0.2%
1997	0.6766 units per person	-0.1%
1998	0.6787 units per person	+0.3%
1999	0.6805 units per person	+0.3%
2000	0.6826 units per person	+0.3%
2001	0.692 units per person	+1.4%
2002	0.6949 units per person	+0.4%
2003	0.6978 units per person	+0.4%
2004	0.6992 units per person	+0.2%
2005	0.7009 units per person	+0.2%
2006	0.7051 units per person	+0.6%
2007	0.7068 units per person	+0.3%
2008	0.709 units per person	+0.3%
2009	0.713 units per person	+0.6%
2010	0.7151 units per person	+0.3%
2011	0.7261 units per person	+1.5%
2012	0.7277 units per person	+0.2%
2013	0.7296 units per person	+0.3%
2014	0.7308 units per person	+0.2%
2015	0.731 units per person	+0.0%
2016	0.7318 units per person	+0.1%
2017	0.7339 units per person	+0.3%
2018	0.736 units per person	+0.3%
2019	0.7372 units per person	+0.2%
2020	0.7332 units per person	-0.5%
2021	0.7335 units per person	+0.0%
2022	0.7348 units per person	+0.2%
2023	0.7373 units per person	+0.3%
2024	0.7395 units per person	+0.3%
2025	0.7417 units per person	+0.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4385 units per person	0.3711 units per person	0.506 units per person	10
1970s	0.5736 units per person	0.5232 units per person	0.6148 units per person	10
1980s	0.6495 units per person	0.6214 units per person	0.6731 units per person	10
1990s	0.6755 units per person	0.6704 units per person	0.6805 units per person	10
2000s	0.7001 units per person	0.6826 units per person	0.713 units per person	10
2010s	0.7299 units per person	0.7151 units per person	0.7372 units per person	10
2020s	0.7367 units per person	0.7332 units per person	0.7417 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

73 Russian Federation 0.7525 units per person compare
74 Brunei Darussalam 0.7501 units per person compare
75 Finland 0.7452 units per person compare
77 Dominica 0.7399 units per person compare
78 Djibouti 0.7298 units per person compare
79 Czechia 0.7288 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Bulgaria?: Urban population, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.7417 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 0.7417 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3711 units per person in 1960.
How does Bulgaria rank for urban population, per capita?: Bulgaria ranks 76th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.