Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Population in the largest city
Bulgaria
27.0%
in 2025
Lithuania
27.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
86th
Lithuania rank
85th
Population in the largest city over time
- Bulgaria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 27.1% against 27.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 86th and Lithuania ranks 85th of 153 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.3% | 22.9% | 0.6% | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 19.5% | 23.3% | 3.8% | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 23.3% | 3.4% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 22.9% | 2.4% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 24.0% | 2.5% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 27.1% | 2.7% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 27.7% | 0.8% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Bulgaria or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 27.1% against 27.0% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 0.1%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Bulgaria ranks 86th and Lithuania ranks 85th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.