Bulgaria vs Denmark: Population by age group

Bulgaria
308,119 people
in 2023
Denmark
308,877 people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
125th
Denmark rank
124th

Population by age group over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Denmark
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k195019862023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 308,877 people against 308,119 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 758 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 125th and Denmark ranks 124th of 236 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Denmark Difference Ahead
1950s 707,099 people 383,752 people 323,346 people Bulgaria
1960s 642,868 people 387,692 people 255,175 people Bulgaria
1970s 674,659 people 358,424 people 316,235 people Bulgaria
1980s 618,926 people 280,736 people 338,190 people Bulgaria
1990s 436,528 people 327,676 people 108,852 people Bulgaria
2000s 335,937 people 329,943 people 5,994 people Bulgaria
2010s 340,598 people 307,524 people 33,074 people Bulgaria
2020s 311,339 people 309,846 people 1,492 people Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Bulgaria or Denmark?
Denmark, at 308,877 people against 308,119 people in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Bulgaria and Denmark?
758 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Denmark?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Denmark rank globally for population by age group?
Bulgaria ranks 125th and Denmark ranks 124th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.