Bulgaria vs Greece: Share of the population that is female
Bulgaria
51.6%
in 2025
Greece
51.5%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
34th
Greece rank
37th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 51.6% against 51.5% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 34th and Greece ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.0% | 51.1% | 1.1% | Greece |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 51.1% | 1.0% | Greece |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 50.8% | 0.5% | Greece |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 50.8% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 50.7% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 51.5% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Bulgaria, at 51.6% against 51.5% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria 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 share of the population that is female?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th and Greece ranks 37th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.