Bulgaria vs Denmark: Children under age 5

Bulgaria
308,119
in 2023
Denmark
308,877
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
125th
Denmark rank
124th

Children under age 5 over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Denmark
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k195019862023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 308,877 against 308,119 in Bulgaria, a difference of 758.

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 707,099 383,752 323,346 Bulgaria
1960s 642,868 387,692 255,175 Bulgaria
1970s 674,659 358,424 316,235 Bulgaria
1980s 618,926 280,736 338,190 Bulgaria
1990s 436,528 327,676 108,852 Bulgaria
2000s 335,937 329,943 5,994 Bulgaria
2010s 340,598 307,524 33,074 Bulgaria
2020s 311,339 309,846 1,492 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Bulgaria or Denmark?
Denmark, at 308,877 against 308,119 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Bulgaria and Denmark?
758, 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 children under age 5?
Bulgaria ranks 125th and Denmark ranks 124th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children under age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children under age 5
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed