Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.44% to 23.0% in Bulgaria in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 62.9% in 1960 and an all time low of 23.0% in 2024. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Greece amounted to 19.0%, 45.1% in Romania, 42.6% in Serbia and 22.1% in Turkey in 2024.
Bulgaria has been ranked 121st within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Albania | % | 39.7% | 38.8% | 37.9% | 37.0% | 36.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 51.8% | 51.4% | 51.0% | 50.6% | 50.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 25.0% | 24.7% | 24.3% | 24.0% | 23.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 43.1% | 42.8% | 42.4% | 42.1% | 41.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 20.9% | 20.6% | 20.3% | 20.0% | 19.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 28.6% | 28.4% | 28.1% | 27.8% | 27.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 25.1% | 24.6% | 24.1% | 23.7% | 23.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 29.5% | 29.3% | 29.1% | 28.9% | 28.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 42.0% | 41.8% | 41.5% | 41.2% | 40.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | 57.4% | 57.3% | 57.2% | 57.0% | 56.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 46.0% | 45.9% | 45.8% | 45.7% | 45.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 43.9% | 43.7% | 43.6% | 43.3% | 43.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 24.9% | 24.4% | 23.9% | 23.4% | 23.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 30.6% | 30.5% | 30.4% | 30.2% | 30.1% |
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