Bulgaria vs Turkey: Rural population growth (annual %)
Bulgaria
-1.0%
in 2025
Turkey
-1.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
168th
Turkey rank
169th
Rural population growth (annual %) over time
- Bulgaria
- Turkey
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -1.0% against -1.0% in Turkey, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 168th and Turkey ranks 169th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.9% | 1.7% | 3.6% | Turkey |
| 1970s | -2.0% | 0.7% | 2.7% | Turkey |
| 1980s | -1.6% | 0.1% | 1.7% | Turkey |
| 1990s | -1.0% | -0.1% | 0.9% | Turkey |
| 2000s | -2.1% | -1.6% | 0.5% | Turkey |
| 2010s | -2.1% | -9.1% | 7.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -0.6% | 0.1% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Bulgaria or Turkey?
- Bulgaria, at -1.0% against -1.0% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Turkey rank globally for rural population growth?
- Bulgaria ranks 168th and Turkey ranks 169th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.