Bulgaria vs Estonia: Age dependency ratio, old
Bulgaria
35.1%
in 2025
Estonia
34.6%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
19th
Estonia rank
21st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 35.1% against 34.6% in Estonia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Estonia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Estonia ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Estonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 16.8% | 4.4% | Estonia |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 18.5% | 2.5% | Estonia |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 0.0% | Estonia |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 20.1% | 2.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 24.3% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 28.6% | 1.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 33.1% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Bulgaria, at 35.1% against 34.6% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 0.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Estonia ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.