Bulgaria vs Namibia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Bulgaria
987,985 people
in 2023
Namibia
1.11 million people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
123rd
Namibia rank
120th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Bulgaria
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.11 million people against 987,985 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 117,025 people.
That makes Namibia'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 Namibia ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.00 million people | 221,466 people | 1.78 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 1.99 million people | 282,335 people | 1.71 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.94 million people | 388,328 people | 1.55 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.93 million people | 503,886 people | 1.43 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.53 million people | 662,279 people | 866,049 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.09 million people | 770,264 people | 322,252 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 998,936 people | 864,451 people | 134,485 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 994,277 people | 1.06 million people | 68,515 people | Namibia |
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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.11 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 Namibia?
- 117,025 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Namibia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Bulgaria ranks 123rd and Namibia ranks 120th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.