Bulgaria vs Greece: Rural population, annual growth rate
Bulgaria
-0.9803 % change on previous year
in 2025
Greece
-1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
167th
Greece rank
169th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -0.9803 % change on previous year against -1 % change on previous year in Greece, a difference of 0.0197 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 167th and Greece ranks 169th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.88 % change on previous year | -1.54 % change on previous year | 0.3447 % change on previous year | Greece |
| 1970s | -2.01 % change on previous year | -0.8147 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | Greece |
| 1980s | -1.56 % change on previous year | -0.1926 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Greece |
| 1990s | -1 % change on previous year | 0.2278 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | Greece |
| 2000s | -2.03 % change on previous year | -1.04 % change on previous year | 0.9871 % change on previous year | Greece |
| 2010s | -2.03 % change on previous year | -1.29 % change on previous year | 0.7389 % change on previous year | Greece |
| 2020s | -0.756 % change on previous year | -1.29 % change on previous year | 0.5308 % change on previous year | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Bulgaria, at -0.9803 % change on previous year against -1 % change on previous year in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 0.0197 % change on previous year, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 167th and Greece ranks 169th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.