Bulgaria vs Serbia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Bulgaria
987,985 people
in 2023
Serbia
971,975 people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
123rd
Serbia rank
125th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 987,985 people against 971,975 people in Serbia, a difference of 16,010 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 123rd and Serbia ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.00 million people | 1.73 million people | 269,804 people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 1.99 million people | 1.80 million people | 194,763 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.94 million people | 1.64 million people | 304,571 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.93 million people | 1.59 million people | 339,975 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.53 million people | 1.42 million people | 113,216 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.09 million people | 1.16 million people | 68,507 people | Serbia |
| 2010s | 998,936 people | 1.03 million people | 31,836 people | Serbia |
| 2020s | 994,277 people | 977,484 people | 16,793 people | Bulgaria |
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 Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 987,985 people against 971,975 people in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 16,010 people, with Bulgaria 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 share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Bulgaria ranks 123rd and Serbia ranks 125th 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.