Bulgaria vs Other small states: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Bulgaria
35.1%
in 2025
Other small states
16.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
19th
Other small states rank
16th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Bulgaria
- Other small states
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 35.1% against 16.0% in Other small states, a difference of 19.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.2 times Other small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Other small states ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 10.6% | 1.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 11.3% | 4.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 10.7% | 6.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 11.0% | 11.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 11.9% | 13.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 13.4% | 16.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 15.2% | 19.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bulgaria or Other small states?
- Bulgaria, at 35.1% against 16.0% in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bulgaria and Other small states?
- 19.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Other small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Other small states rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Other small states ranks 16th 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.