Rural population in Bulgaria in 2025 — 1,661,545 people. Ranked 108 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 66.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.66M | −16,449 | −0.98% |
| 2024 | 1.68M | −15,381 | −0.91% |
| 2023 | 1.69M | −21,174 | −1.23% |
| 2022 | 1.71M | −19,857 | −1.14% |
| 2021 | 1.73M | −13,058 | −0.75% |
| 2020 | 1.75M | +8,339 | +0.48% |
| 2019 | 1.74M | −32,511 | −1.84% |
| 2018 | 1.77M | −38,736 | −2.14% |
| 2017 | 1.81M | −38,981 | −2.11% |
| 2016 | 1.85M | −29,190 | −1.55% |
| 2015 | 1.88M | −25,345 | −1.33% |
| 2014 | 1.9M | −31,942 | −1.65% |
| 2013 | 1.94M | −53,674 | −2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.99M | −23,191 | −1.15% |
| 2011 | 2.01M | −93,946 | −4.46% |
| 2010 | 2.11M | −29,785 | −1.39% |
| 2009 | 2.14M | −43,752 | −2.01% |
| 2008 | 2.18M | −31,782 | −1.44% |
| 2007 | 2.21M | −29,770 | −1.33% |
| 2006 | 2.24M | −49,301 | −2.15% |
| 2005 | 2.29M | −30,252 | −1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.32M | −28,355 | −1.21% |
| 2003 | 2.35M | −41,800 | −1.75% |
| 2002 | 2.39M | −75,641 | −3.07% |
| 2001 | 2.47M | −125,877 | −4.85% |
| 2000 | 2.59M | −30,503 | −1.16% |
| 1999 | 2.62M | −29,826 | −1.12% |
| 1998 | 2.65M | −34,884 | −1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.69M | −13,175 | −0.49% |
| 1996 | 2.7M | −2,590 | −0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.7M | −21,445 | −0.79% |
| 1994 | 2.73M | −34,263 | −1.24% |
| 1993 | 2.76M | −45,743 | −1.63% |
| 1992 | 2.81M | −35,697 | −1.26% |
| 1991 | 2.84M | −32,570 | −1.13% |
| 1990 | 2.87M | −27,957 | −0.96% |
| 1989 | 2.9M | −88,942 | −2.97% |
| 1988 | 2.99M | −59,563 | −1.95% |
| 1987 | 3.05M | −62,787 | −2.02% |
| 1986 | 3.11M | −27,234 | −0.87% |
| 1985 | 3.14M | +58,591 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 3.08M | −79,029 | −2.5% |
| 1983 | 3.16M | −59,642 | −1.85% |
| 1982 | 3.22M | −68,566 | −2.08% |
| 1981 | 3.29M | −66,075 | −1.97% |
| 1980 | 3.35M | −44,980 | −1.32% |
| 1979 | 3.4M | −80,194 | −2.3% |
| 1978 | 3.48M | −92,861 | −2.6% |
| 1977 | 3.57M | −62,462 | −1.72% |
| 1976 | 3.64M | −26,562 | −0.73% |
| 1975 | 3.66M | +24,305 | +0.67% |
| 1974 | 3.64M | −132,129 | −3.5% |
| 1973 | 3.77M | −74,614 | −1.94% |
| 1972 | 3.84M | −97,880 | −2.48% |
| 1971 | 3.94M | −105,308 | −2.6% |
| 1970 | 4.05M | −119,274 | −2.86% |
| 1969 | 4.17M | −100,877 | −2.36% |
| 1968 | 4.27M | −53,428 | −1.24% |
| 1967 | 4.32M | −55,310 | −1.26% |
| 1966 | 4.38M | −78,454 | −1.76% |
| 1965 | 4.45M | −184,289 | −3.97% |
| 1964 | 4.64M | −185,224 | −3.84% |
| 1963 | 4.82M | −39,351 | −0.81% |
| 1962 | 4.86M | −28,063 | −0.57% |
| 1961 | 4.89M | −55,954 | −1.13% |
| 1960 | 4.95M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
