Bulgaria vs Greece: Population, male

Bulgaria
48.4%
in 2025
Greece
48.5%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
185th
Greece rank
182nd

Population, male over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 48.5% against 48.4% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 185th and Greece ranks 182nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 50.0% 48.9% 1.1% Bulgaria
1970s 49.9% 48.9% 1.0% Bulgaria
1980s 49.6% 49.2% 0.5% Bulgaria
1990s 49.0% 49.2% 0.2% Greece
2000s 48.7% 49.3% 0.6% Greece
2010s 48.6% 48.5% 0.1% Bulgaria
2020s 48.4% 48.4% 0.0% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Bulgaria or Greece?
Greece, at 48.5% against 48.4% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Bulgaria and Greece?
0.1%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for population, male?
Bulgaria ranks 185th and Greece ranks 182nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.