Belgium vs Bulgaria: Age dependency ratio
Belgium
57.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria
57.8%
in 2025
Belgium rank
89th
Bulgaria rank
90th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 57.9% against 57.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 89th and Bulgaria ranks 90th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Bulgaria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.4% | 48.8% | 8.6% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 56.8% | 49.4% | 7.4% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 50.1% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 49.3% | 1.7% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 45.8% | 6.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 51.1% | 2.8% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 57.1% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Belgium or Bulgaria?
- Belgium, at 57.9% against 57.8% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Belgium ranks 89th and Bulgaria ranks 90th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.