Bulgaria vs Norway: Urban population

Bulgaria
4.77 million
in 2025
Norway
4.69 million
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
101st
Norway rank
103rd

Urban population over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Norway
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4.77 million against 4.69 million in Norway, a difference of 82,720.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Globally, Bulgaria ranks 101st and Norway ranks 103rd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.