Bulgaria vs Greece: The demographic transition in Sweden

Bulgaria
10.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
in 2010
Greece
10.45 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
in 2009
Bulgaria rank
48th
Greece rank
45th

The demographic transition in Sweden over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
1020304050186019352010

How they compare

Greece currently reports 10.45 per 1,000 (in the entire population) against 10.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.43 per 1,000 (in the entire population).

The two have swapped places 14 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 48th and Greece ranks 45th of 56 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
1880s 36.95 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 27.65 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 9.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) Bulgaria
1890s 35.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 35.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 0.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) Greece
1920s 36.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 25.08 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 11.52 per 1,000 (in the entire population) Bulgaria
1930s 27.25 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 28.33 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 1.08 per 1,000 (in the entire population) Greece
1940s 23.36 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 22.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 0.97 per 1,000 (in the entire population) Bulgaria
1950s 20.21 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 19.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 0.81 per 1,000 (in the entire population) Bulgaria
1960s 16.35 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 18.05 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 1.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) Greece
1970s 16.09 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 15.85 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 0.24 per 1,000 (in the entire population) Bulgaria
1980s 13.51 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 12.45 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 1.06 per 1,000 (in the entire population) Bulgaria
1990s 9.44 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 9.93 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 0.49 per 1,000 (in the entire population) Greece
2000s 9.32 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10.12 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 0.8017 per 1,000 (in the entire population) Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the demographic transition in sweden, Bulgaria or Greece?
Greece, at 10.45 per 1,000 (in the entire population) against 10.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in Bulgaria as of 2009.
What is the difference in the demographic transition in sweden between Bulgaria and Greece?
0.43 per 1,000 (in the entire population), with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
96 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2009.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for the demographic transition in sweden?
Bulgaria ranks 48th and Greece ranks 45th of 56 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The demographic transition in Sweden. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
The demographic transition in Sweden
Unit
per 1,000 (in the entire population)
Source
Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
56 places, 6,669 data points, 1749–2010
Last refreshed

Birth and death rates are expressed per 1,000 of the population.