Bulgaria Rural Population 1960-2023
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Bulgaria rural population for 2021 was 1,648,939, a 2.19% decline from 2020.
- Bulgaria rural population for 2020 was 1,685,936, a 1.97% decline from 2019.
- Bulgaria rural population for 2019 was 1,719,734, a 2.05% decline from 2018.
- Bulgaria rural population for 2018 was 1,755,697, a 2.05% decline from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| China |
529,465,517 |
| Russia |
35,956,998 |
| Thailand |
34,251,820 |
| Brazil |
27,182,995 |
| Mexico |
24,053,703 |
| Iran |
20,798,288 |
| Turkey |
19,863,725 |
| South Africa |
19,096,392 |
| Iraq |
12,572,937 |
| Algeria |
11,370,967 |
| Colombia |
9,406,924 |
| Romania |
8,732,240 |
| Guatemala |
8,170,759 |
| Kazakhstan |
8,014,427 |
| Malaysia |
7,488,317 |
| Peru |
7,248,826 |
| Ecuador |
6,342,935 |
| Azerbaijan |
4,381,941 |
| Venezuela |
3,292,334 |
| Turkmenistan |
2,980,799 |
| Serbia |
2,962,612 |
| Cuba |
2,556,097 |
| Paraguay |
2,514,193 |
| Belarus |
1,876,469 |
| Dominican Republic |
1,866,357 |
| Bosnia |
1,654,279 |
| Bulgaria |
1,648,939 |
| Libya |
1,280,107 |
| Jamaica |
1,225,749 |
| Namibia |
1,189,044 |
| Albania |
1,041,188 |
| Armenia |
1,020,631 |
| Costa Rica |
957,348 |
| Jordan |
933,557 |
| North Macedonia |
851,107 |
| Mauritius |
749,824 |
| Botswana |
736,148 |
| Lebanon |
609,988 |
| Guyana |
588,163 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
432,136 |
| Fiji |
390,740 |
| Maldives |
307,128 |
| Gabon |
224,215 |
| Belize |
215,213 |
| Suriname |
207,072 |
| Montenegro |
199,225 |
| Samoa |
179,951 |
| St. Lucia |
145,625 |
| Tonga |
81,523 |
| Grenada |
78,886 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
48,564 |
| Dominica |
20,713 |
| Marshall Islands |
9,183 |
| American Samoa |
5,778 |
| Tuvalu |
3,945 |
| Nauru |
0 |
| Bulgaria Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
1,648,939 |
23.98 |
-2.22% |
| 2020 |
1,685,936 |
24.31 |
-1.98% |
| 2019 |
1,719,734 |
24.65 |
-2.07% |
| 2018 |
1,755,697 |
24.99 |
-2.07% |
| 2017 |
1,792,408 |
25.33 |
-2.06% |
| 2016 |
1,829,783 |
25.67 |
-2.01% |
| 2015 |
1,866,995 |
26.01 |
-1.93% |
| 2014 |
1,903,435 |
26.35 |
-1.84% |
| 2013 |
1,938,841 |
26.69 |
-1.82% |
| 2012 |
1,974,416 |
27.03 |
-1.82% |
| 2011 |
2,010,650 |
27.36 |
-1.86% |
| 2010 |
2,048,433 |
27.70 |
-1.87% |
| 2009 |
2,087,198 |
28.04 |
-1.85% |
| 2008 |
2,126,239 |
28.38 |
-1.91% |
| 2007 |
2,167,172 |
28.72 |
-1.93% |
| 2006 |
2,209,465 |
29.07 |
-1.95% |
| 2005 |
2,252,963 |
29.42 |
-1.94% |
| 2004 |
2,297,078 |
29.77 |
-1.94% |
| 2003 |
2,342,006 |
30.12 |
-1.96% |
| 2002 |
2,388,453 |
30.48 |
-3.34% |
| 2001 |
2,469,539 |
30.83 |
-2.85% |
| 2000 |
2,541,005 |
31.10 |
-1.21% |
| 1999 |
2,571,814 |
31.32 |
-1.27% |
| 1998 |
2,604,686 |
31.55 |
-1.37% |
| 1997 |
2,640,661 |
31.77 |
-1.31% |
| 1996 |
2,675,519 |
31.99 |
-1.22% |
| 1995 |
2,708,267 |
32.22 |
-1.14% |
| 1994 |
2,739,354 |
32.44 |
-1.04% |
| 1993 |
2,767,905 |
32.67 |
-1.63% |
| 1992 |
2,813,472 |
32.94 |
-2.10% |
| 1991 |
2,873,111 |
33.28 |
-2.01% |
| 1990 |
2,931,350 |
33.62 |
-2.82% |
| 1989 |
3,015,064 |
33.97 |
-2.17% |
| 1988 |
3,081,354 |
34.31 |
-0.89% |
| 1987 |
3,108,935 |
34.65 |
-0.85% |
| 1986 |
3,135,449 |
35.00 |
-1.19% |
| 1985 |
3,172,930 |
35.41 |
-1.38% |
| 1984 |
3,216,973 |
35.90 |
-1.14% |
| 1983 |
3,253,796 |
36.40 |
-1.11% |
| 1982 |
3,290,185 |
36.90 |
-1.05% |
| 1981 |
3,325,011 |
37.40 |
-1.00% |
| 1980 |
3,358,522 |
37.90 |
-1.90% |
| 1979 |
3,423,053 |
38.78 |
-2.13% |
| 1978 |
3,496,879 |
39.67 |
-2.13% |
| 1977 |
3,572,033 |
40.57 |
-1.68% |
| 1976 |
3,632,541 |
41.47 |
-1.86% |
| 1975 |
3,700,908 |
42.44 |
-1.95% |
| 1974 |
3,773,605 |
43.48 |
-1.71% |
| 1973 |
3,838,830 |
44.53 |
-1.81% |
| 1972 |
3,909,118 |
45.58 |
-1.83% |
| 1971 |
3,981,375 |
46.64 |
-1.70% |
| 1970 |
4,049,527 |
47.70 |
-1.96% |
| 1969 |
4,129,877 |
48.97 |
-1.78% |
| 1968 |
4,204,219 |
50.23 |
-1.78% |
| 1967 |
4,279,849 |
51.50 |
-1.80% |
| 1966 |
4,357,529 |
52.77 |
-2.11% |
| 1965 |
4,450,351 |
54.25 |
-2.48% |
| 1964 |
4,561,889 |
56.01 |
-2.27% |
| 1963 |
4,666,744 |
57.77 |
-2.15% |
| 1962 |
4,768,184 |
59.51 |
-1.96% |
| 1961 |
4,862,618 |
61.22 |
-1.75% |
| 1960 |
4,948,578 |
62.90 |
% |
