Bulgaria vs Finland: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Bulgaria
1.48 million people
in 2023
Finland
1.32 million people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
64th
Finland rank
66th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Bulgaria
- Finland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.48 million people against 1.32 million people in Finland, a difference of 163,810 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Finland ranks 66th of 236 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 521,359 people | 290,152 people | 231,207 people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 680,355 people | 363,473 people | 316,883 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 930,166 people | 491,128 people | 439,038 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.05 million people | 611,982 people | 438,531 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.25 million people | 717,895 people | 528,339 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.33 million people | 831,881 people | 502,324 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.43 million people | 1.08 million people | 350,600 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.49 million people | 1.28 million people | 209,608 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Bulgaria or Finland?
- Bulgaria, at 1.48 million people against 1.32 million people in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Bulgaria and Finland?
- 163,810 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Finland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Finland rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th and Finland ranks 66th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.