Which has higher population ages 80 and above, male, Bulgaria or Norway?

Norway, at 116,296 against 106,778 in Bulgaria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 80 and above, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Norway: Population ages 80 and above, male

Bulgaria

106,778

in 2025

Norway

116,296

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

61st

Norway rank

58th

Population ages 80 and above, male over time

Bulgaria
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 116,296 against 106,778 in Bulgaria, a difference of 9,518.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 61st and Norway ranks 58th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1960s	43,765	31,313	12,452	Bulgaria
1970s	49,801	37,931	11,870	Bulgaria
1980s	66,410	47,735	18,675	Bulgaria
1990s	77,782	57,682	20,100	Bulgaria
2000s	88,134	71,652	16,481	Bulgaria
2010s	111,924	82,296	29,628	Bulgaria
2020s	105,206	102,184	3,023	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 80 and above, male, Bulgaria or Norway?: Norway, at 116,296 against 106,778 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, male between Bulgaria and Norway?: 9,518, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for population ages 80 and above, male?: Bulgaria ranks 61st and Norway ranks 58th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 80 and above, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 80 and above, male
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Male population between the ages 80 and above.