Bulgaria vs Kuwait: Age dependency ratio, young
Bulgaria
22.7%
in 2025
Kuwait
22.8%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
182nd
Kuwait rank
180th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Bulgaria
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 22.8% against 22.7% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 182nd and Kuwait ranks 180th of 218 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.4% | 69.1% | 32.6% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 33.4% | 76.4% | 43.0% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 61.1% | 28.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 51.4% | 24.3% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 35.6% | 15.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 28.8% | 7.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 24.7% | 1.9% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Bulgaria or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 22.8% against 22.7% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Bulgaria and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kuwait?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Kuwait rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Bulgaria ranks 182nd and Kuwait ranks 180th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.