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Urban population share in Bulgaria

Urban population share in Bulgaria was 74.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202574.2%
Change on 2024+0.2 pts
Rank12th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high74.22025
Series low37.11960

Urban population share in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2025

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304050607080196019701980199020002010202020251960: 37.1 %1961: 38.4 %1962: 39.3 %1963: 40.3 %1964: 43 %1965: 45.7 %1966: 47 %1967: 48 %1968: 49 %1969: 50.6 %1970: 52.3 %1971: 53.8 %1972: 55.2 %1973: 56.3 %1974: 58.1 %1975: 58 %1976: 58.5 %1977: 59.4 %1978: 60.5 %1979: 61.5 %1980: 62.1 %1981: 63 %1982: 63.9 %1983: 64.6 %1984: 65.6 %1985: 65 %1986: 65.3 %1987: 66 %1988: 66.7 %1989: 67.3 %1990: 67 %1991: 67.1 %1992: 67.2 %1993: 67.4 %1994: 67.7 %1995: 67.8 %1996: 67.7 %1997: 67.7 %1998: 67.9 %1999: 68 %2000: 68.3 %2001: 69.2 %2002: 69.5 %2003: 69.8 %2004: 69.9 %2005: 70.1 %2006: 70.5 %2007: 70.7 %2008: 70.9 %2009: 71.3 %2010: 71.5 %2011: 72.6 %2012: 72.8 %2013: 73 %2014: 73.1 %2015: 73.1 %2016: 73.2 %2017: 73.4 %2018: 73.6 %2019: 73.7 %2020: 73.3 %2021: 73.3 %2022: 73.5 %2023: 73.7 %2024: 73.9 %2025: 74.2 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202574.2
202473.9
202373.7
202273.5
202173.3
202073.3
201973.7
201873.6
201773.4
201673.2
201573.1
201473.1
201373
201272.8
201172.6
201071.5
200971.3
200870.9
200770.7
200670.5
200570.1
200469.9
200369.8
200269.5
200169.2
200068.3
199968
199867.9
199767.7
199667.7
199567.8
199467.7
199367.4
199267.2
199167.1
199067
198967.3
198866.7
198766
198665.3
198565
198465.6
198364.6
198263.9
198163
198062.1
197961.5
197860.5
197759.4
197658.5
197558
197458.1
197356.3
197255.2
197153.8
197052.3
196950.6
196849
196748
196647
196545.7
196443
196340.3
196239.3
196138.4
196037.1

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Bulgaria?

Urban population share in Bulgaria was 74.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Bulgaria?

74.2% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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