Belarus vs Bulgaria: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Belarus
1.56 million people
in 2023
Bulgaria
1.48 million people
in 2023
Belarus rank
61st
Bulgaria rank
64th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Belarus
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 1.56 million people against 1.48 million people in Bulgaria, a difference of 71,770 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 61st and Bulgaria ranks 64th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1950s 536,794 people 521,359 people 15,435 people Belarus
1960s 673,654 people 680,355 people 6,702 people Bulgaria
1970s 911,354 people 930,166 people 18,812 people Bulgaria
1980s 999,115 people 1.05 million people 51,398 people Bulgaria
1990s 1.24 million people 1.25 million people 10,529 people Bulgaria
2000s 1.39 million people 1.33 million people 56,153 people Belarus
2010s 1.36 million people 1.43 million people 72,987 people Bulgaria
2020s 1.51 million people 1.49 million people 16,702 people Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Belarus or Bulgaria?
Belarus, at 1.56 million people against 1.48 million people in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Belarus and Bulgaria?
71,770 people, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Bulgaria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Bulgaria rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Belarus ranks 61st and Bulgaria ranks 64th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.