Bulgaria vs Japan: Population ages 75-79, female
Bulgaria
6.0%
in 2025
Japan
7.5%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
4th
Japan rank
1st
Population ages 75-79, female over time
- Bulgaria
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7.5% against 6.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 4th and Japan ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 3.2% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.6% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 5.6% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 6.6% | 1.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 75-79, female, Bulgaria or Japan?
- Japan, at 7.5% against 6.0% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 75-79, female between Bulgaria and Japan?
- 1.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for population ages 75-79, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th and Japan ranks 1st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 75-79, 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 between the ages 75 to 79 as a percentage of the total female population.