Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Rural population
Rural population over time
- Bulgaria
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.66 million against 1.56 million in El Salvador, a difference of 103,500.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 111th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.58 million | 1.94 million | 2.64 million | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 3.70 million | 2.42 million | 1.28 million | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 3.13 million | 2.65 million | 478,870 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.74 million | 2.73 million | 10,986 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.32 million | 2.37 million | 47,067 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.90 million | 1.90 million | 788 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.70 million | 1.62 million | 89,852 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
- Bulgaria, at 1.66 million against 1.56 million in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 103,500, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for rural population?
- Bulgaria ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 111th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.