Bulgaria vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Population ages 65 and above, female
Bulgaria
26.0%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
13.6%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
13th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
14th
Population ages 65 and above, female over time
- Bulgaria
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 26.0% against 13.6% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.9 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 13th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | 7.3% | 1.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 8.6% | 3.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 9.1% | 3.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 9.9% | 6.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 11.0% | 8.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 11.3% | 11.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 13.0% | 12.6% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, Bulgaria or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Bulgaria, at 26.0% against 13.6% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female between Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 12.4%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 13th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.