Bulgaria vs Sweden: Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate
Bulgaria
0.804 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden
1.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
209th
Sweden rank
207th
Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.06 % change on previous year against 0.804 % change on previous year in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.256 % change on previous year.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 209th and Sweden ranks 207th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 0.4418 % change on previous year | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.01 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 0.2428 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.73 % change on previous year | 0.1584 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | -0.0373 % change on previous year | 0.8389 % change on previous year | 0.8762 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6427 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1099 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.06 % change on previous year against 0.804 % change on previous year in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.256 % change on previous year, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 209th and Sweden ranks 207th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 65 and above, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.