Bulgaria vs Latin America & Caribbean: Age dependency ratio, old
Bulgaria
35.1%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean
15.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
19th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
20th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Bulgaria
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 35.1% against 15.0% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 20.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 6.3% | 6.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 6.9% | 9.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 7.4% | 10.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 8.2% | 13.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 9.5% | 15.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 11.5% | 18.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 14.0% | 20.4% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bulgaria or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Bulgaria, at 35.1% against 15.0% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bulgaria and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 20.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th 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.