Bulgaria vs Latvia: Age dependency ratio, old
Bulgaria
35.1%
in 2025
Latvia
35.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
19th
Latvia rank
17th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 35.4% against 35.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latvia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 16.6% | 4.2% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 19.1% | 3.1% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 18.0% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 20.2% | 1.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 24.4% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 29.5% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 33.8% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 35.4% against 35.1% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 0.3%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 17th 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.