Population in Cities of More Than 1 million (As % of Population) fell 0.010% to 20.0% in Bulgaria in 2024

Population in Cities of More Than 1 million (As % of Population) (%), 2024
Society | Bulgaria | September 1, 2025
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Population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population fell 0.010% to 20.0% in Bulgaria in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 20.0% in 2023 and an all time low of 9.00% in 1960. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population in Greece amounted to 30.4%, 9.27% in Romania, 21.4% in Serbia and 38.9% in Turkey in 2024.

Bulgaria has been ranked 66th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Population in Cities of More Than 1 million (As % of Population) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Albania % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bosnia and Herzegovina % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bulgaria % 19.0% 19.3% 19.6% 19.7% 19.9%
Croatia % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Greece % 29.4% 29.4% 29.5% 29.8% 30.2%
Hungary % 18.1% 18.2% 18.3% 18.4% 18.5%
Iran % 24.7% 24.8% 24.9% 25.0% 25.1%
Iraq % 23.9% 24.0% 24.0% 24.1% 24.2%
Macedonia % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Moldova % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Romania % 9.35% 9.36% 9.36% 9.38% 9.37%
Serbia % 19.9% 20.1% 20.3% 20.5% 21.1%
Turkey % 37.3% 37.3% 37.6% 37.9% 38.1%
Ukraine % 12.0% 12.0% 12.1% 12.3% 13.3%