Bulgaria vs Timor-Leste: Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate
Bulgaria
0.2488 % change on previous year
in 2025
Timor-Leste
0.2533 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
231st
Timor-Leste rank
230th
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 0.2533 % change on previous year against 0.2488 % change on previous year in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0045 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 231st and Timor-Leste ranks 230th of 233 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.56 % change on previous year | 0.891 % change on previous year | 1.67 % change on previous year | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.11 % change on previous year | 0.6161 % change on previous year | 0.4988 % change on previous year | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 0.2462 % change on previous year | 6.71 % change on previous year | 6.47 % change on previous year | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 1.1 % change on previous year | 6.11 % change on previous year | 5.01 % change on previous year | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | -0.0222 % change on previous year | 0.5364 % change on previous year | 0.5586 % change on previous year | Timor-Leste |
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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 0.2533 % 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 Timor-Leste?
- 0.0045 % change on previous year, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Timor-Leste?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Timor-Leste rank globally for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 231st and Timor-Leste ranks 230th 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.