Bulgaria vs Puerto Rico: Age dependency ratio
Bulgaria
57.8%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
57.5%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
90th
Puerto Rico rank
91st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Bulgaria
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 57.8% against 57.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 90th and Puerto Rico ranks 91st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.8% | 83.5% | 34.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 72.2% | 22.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 61.9% | 11.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 55.9% | 6.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 54.9% | 9.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 54.1% | 3.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 56.7% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Bulgaria or Puerto Rico?
- Bulgaria, at 57.8% against 57.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Bulgaria and Puerto Rico?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Puerto Rico rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Bulgaria ranks 90th and Puerto Rico ranks 91st 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.