Bulgaria vs Small states: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Bulgaria
0.2224 units per person
in 2025
Small states
0.0984 units per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
18th
Small states rank
20th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Small states
0.050.10.150.2196019922025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.2224 units per person against 0.0984 units per person in Small states, a difference of 0.124 units per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.3 times Small states's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 18th and Small states ranks 20th of 217 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Small states Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0833 units per person 0.0515 units per person 0.0317 units per person Bulgaria
1970s 0.1071 units per person 0.0558 units per person 0.0512 units per person Bulgaria
1980s 0.1176 units per person 0.056 units per person 0.0615 units per person Bulgaria
1990s 0.1486 units per person 0.0584 units per person 0.0902 units per person Bulgaria
2000s 0.1727 units per person 0.0662 units per person 0.1066 units per person Bulgaria
2010s 0.1991 units per person 0.0785 units per person 0.1205 units per person Bulgaria
2020s 0.2186 units per person 0.0929 units per person 0.1257 units per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Bulgaria or Small states?
Bulgaria, at 0.2224 units per person against 0.0984 units per person in Small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Bulgaria and Small states?
0.124 units per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Small states?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Small states rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 18th and Small states ranks 20th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.