Bulgaria vs Small states: Age dependency ratio, old
Bulgaria
35.1%
in 2025
Small states
14.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
19th
Small states rank
21st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Bulgaria
- Small states
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 35.1% against 14.9% in Small states, a difference of 20.2%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.4 times Small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Small states ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 9.4% | 3.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 9.9% | 6.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 9.5% | 8.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 9.7% | 12.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 10.5% | 14.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 12.1% | 18.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 14.1% | 20.2% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Bulgaria or Small states?
- Bulgaria, at 35.1% against 14.9% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Bulgaria and Small states?
- 20.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Small states rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Small states 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.