Bulgaria vs Denmark: Number of children under 5
Bulgaria
308,119 people
in 2023
Denmark
308,877 people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
125th
Denmark rank
124th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Bulgaria
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 308,877 people against 308,119 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 758 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 125th and Denmark ranks 124th of 236 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 707,099 people | 383,752 people | 323,346 people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 642,868 people | 387,692 people | 255,175 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 674,659 people | 358,424 people | 316,235 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 618,926 people | 280,736 people | 338,190 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 436,528 people | 327,676 people | 108,852 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 335,937 people | 329,943 people | 5,994 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 340,598 people | 307,524 people | 33,074 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 311,339 people | 309,846 people | 1,492 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Bulgaria or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 308,877 people against 308,119 people in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Bulgaria and Denmark?
- 758 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Denmark?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Denmark rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Bulgaria ranks 125th and Denmark ranks 124th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.