Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 1.29 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.29 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
115th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.29 million
in 2023
All-time low
708,061
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bulgaria, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.29 million for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Bulgaria peaked at 1.29 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 708,061, in 1960.
Bulgaria ranks 115th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 708,061 | — |
| 1961 | 726,557 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 745,562 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 765,065 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 785,106 | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 805,615 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 823,420 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 839,217 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 855,339 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 871,726 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 888,449 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 905,494 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 922,889 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 940,570 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 958,614 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 977,004 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 995,774 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.03 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.05 million | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.07 million | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.09 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.12 million | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.14 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.16 million | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.18 million | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.19 million | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.19 million | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.19 million | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.19 million | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.19 million | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.19 million | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.19 million | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.18 million | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.18 million | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.17 million | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.16 million | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.15 million | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.14 million | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.14 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.13 million | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.13 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.16 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.17 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.19 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.20 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.22 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.23 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.24 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.24 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.26 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.27 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.28 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.29 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.29 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.29 million | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.29 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 792,567 | 708,061 | 871,726 | 10 |
| 1970s | 969,212 | 888,449 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 million | 1.07 million | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 million | 1.14 million | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million | 1.12 million | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million | 1.22 million | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 million | 1.28 million | 1.29 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More urban development data for Bulgaria
- Population in the largest city 27.0% (2025)
- Population density 59.38 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 19.68 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual -0.0839 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 11.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.29 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.15 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 173.14 Hectares (2020)
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 1.29 million 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 1.29 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 708,061 in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th 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 2.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.