Bulgaria vs Serbia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Bulgaria
1.48 million people
in 2023
Serbia
1.51 million people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
64th
Serbia rank
63rd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 1.51 million people against 1.48 million people in Bulgaria, a difference of 28,700 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Serbia ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 521,359 people | 391,240 people | 130,119 people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 680,355 people | 518,981 people | 161,374 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 930,166 people | 735,409 people | 194,757 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.05 million people | 792,904 people | 257,608 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.25 million people | 1.05 million people | 193,970 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.33 million people | 1.29 million people | 47,776 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.43 million people | 1.35 million people | 78,042 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.49 million people | 1.50 million people | 8,745 people | Serbia |
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 Serbia?
- Serbia, at 1.51 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 Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 28,700 people, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th and Serbia ranks 63rd 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.