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Bulgaria: Population in the largest city

26.96percent · 2025+9.6% since 2015

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area. Annual figures for Bulgaria from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202526.96
202427.03
202327.1
202227.087
202126.908
202026.669
201926.18
201825.762
201725.372
201625.002
201524.595
201424.184
201323.827
201223.263
201122.984
201022.991
200922.715
200822.505
200722.228
200621.972
200521.775
200421.45
200321.121
200220.799
200120.216
200020.23
199920.336
199820.419
199720.488
199620.494
199520.491
199420.577
199320.742
199220.748
199120.553
199020.373
198919.935
198819.891
198720.133
198620.402
198520.299
198419.718
198319.681
198219.588
198119.545
198019.511
197919.428
197819.391
197719.4
197619.436
197519.313
197419.016
197319.388
197219.504
197119.71
197020.001
196920.428
196820.852
196721.038
196621.213
196521.487
196422.399
196323.513
196223.675
196123.811
196024.252

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World Bank (2026). Population in the largest city. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-population-in-the-largest-city (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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