Bulgaria vs Gambia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Bulgaria
987,985 people
in 2023
Gambia
1.10 million people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
123rd
Gambia rank
121st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Bulgaria
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.10 million people against 987,985 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 110,865 people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 123rd and Gambia ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.00 million people | 146,057 people | 1.85 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 1.99 million people | 186,268 people | 1.81 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.94 million people | 256,588 people | 1.68 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.93 million people | 381,729 people | 1.55 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.53 million people | 576,056 people | 952,272 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.09 million people | 757,974 people | 334,543 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 998,936 people | 954,260 people | 44,676 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 994,277 people | 1.08 million people | 84,378 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Bulgaria or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 1.10 million people against 987,985 people in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Bulgaria and Gambia?
- 110,865 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Gambia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Bulgaria ranks 123rd and Gambia ranks 121st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.