Sofia — UN urban centre population
Sofia has a recorded base population of 1,067,136 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Sofia UN urban centre: 1,067,136 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 1,067,136. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,152,556; the UN value is smaller (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,067,136 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Zhangjiagang | 1,068,192 | +0.1% |
| Rostov-on-Don | 1,065,880 | −0.1% |
| Leeds | 1,065,607 | −0.1% |
| Astana | 1,065,387 | −0.2% |
| João Pessoa | 1,064,481 | −0.2% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (−0.34% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,067,136, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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