Bulgaria vs Denmark: Age dependency ratio

Bulgaria
57.8%
in 2025
Denmark
57.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
90th
Denmark rank
87th

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 57.9% against 57.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 90th and Denmark ranks 87th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 48.8% 54.8% 5.9% Denmark
1970s 49.4% 55.7% 6.4% Denmark
1980s 50.1% 51.0% 0.9% Denmark
1990s 49.3% 48.6% 0.6% Bulgaria
2000s 45.8% 51.1% 5.3% Denmark
2010s 51.1% 55.0% 3.9% Denmark
2020s 57.1% 57.4% 0.3% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Bulgaria or Denmark?
Denmark, at 57.9% against 57.8% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Bulgaria and Denmark?
0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Denmark?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Denmark rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Bulgaria ranks 90th and Denmark ranks 87th of 217 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
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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.