Bulgaria vs Romania: Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate
Bulgaria
0.2488 % change on previous year
in 2025
Romania
0.3684 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
231st
Romania rank
229th
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.3684 % change on previous year against 0.2488 % change on previous year in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1196 % change on previous year.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.5 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 231st and Romania ranks 229th of 233 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.56 % change on previous year | 3.33 % change on previous year | 0.765 % change on previous year | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.11 % change on previous year | 0.2528 % change on previous year | 0.8621 % change on previous year | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | 0.5804 % change on previous year | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.2462 % change on previous year | 0.9747 % change on previous year | 0.7285 % change on previous year | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.1 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 0.084 % change on previous year | Romania |
| 2020s | -0.0222 % change on previous year | 0.933 % change on previous year | 0.9552 % change on previous year | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.3684 % change on previous year against 0.2488 % change on previous year in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.1196 % change on previous year, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 231st and Romania ranks 229th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), 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 Population aged 65 years or older (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.