Bulgaria vs Lebanon: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population

Bulgaria
4,606 1000 No
in 2050
Lebanon
5,052 1000 No
in 2050
Bulgaria rank
122nd
Lebanon rank
120th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Lebanon
02.0k4.0k6.0k195020002050

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 5,052 1000 No against 4,606 1000 No in Bulgaria, a difference of 446 1000 No.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 122nd and Lebanon ranks 120th of 226 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 9 and Lebanon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Lebanon Difference Ahead
1950s 2,398 1000 No 550.2 1000 No 1,848 1000 No Bulgaria
1960s 3,648 1000 No 1,033 1000 No 2,615 1000 No Bulgaria
1970s 4,956 1000 No 1,662 1000 No 3,294 1000 No Bulgaria
1980s 5,740 1000 No 2,089 1000 No 3,651 1000 No Bulgaria
1990s 5,707 1000 No 2,508 1000 No 3,199 1000 No Bulgaria
2000s 5,433 1000 No 3,300 1000 No 2,132 1000 No Bulgaria
2010s 5,312 1000 No 4,829 1000 No 483.49 1000 No Bulgaria
2020s 5,184 1000 No 5,091 1000 No 93.18 1000 No Bulgaria
2030s 4,976 1000 No 4,884 1000 No 92.21 1000 No Bulgaria
2040s 4,736 1000 No 5,012 1000 No 275.75 1000 No Lebanon
2050s 4,606 1000 No 5,052 1000 No 445.69 1000 No Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, Bulgaria or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 5,052 1000 No against 4,606 1000 No in Bulgaria as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population between Bulgaria and Lebanon?
446 1000 No, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lebanon?
101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
How do Bulgaria and Lebanon rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population?
Bulgaria ranks 122nd and Lebanon ranks 120th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
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The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.