Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Bulgaria
1.29 million
in 2025
El Salvador
1.13 million
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
115th
El Salvador rank
117th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Bulgaria
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.29 million against 1.13 million in El Salvador, a difference of 154,040.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 115th and El Salvador ranks 117th of 121 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 792,567 | 388,586 | 403,981 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 969,212 | 588,398 | 380,814 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.15 million | 814,785 | 338,321 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.17 million | 1.04 million | 132,494 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.16 million | 1.07 million | 89,061 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.25 million | 1.10 million | 153,275 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.29 million | 1.12 million | 169,763 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
- Bulgaria, at 1.29 million against 1.13 million in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 154,040, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th and El Salvador ranks 117th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.