Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Age dependency ratio, young
Bulgaria
22.7%
in 2025
Lithuania
22.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
182nd
Lithuania rank
183rd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Bulgaria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 22.7% against 22.4% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lithuania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 182nd and Lithuania ranks 183rd of 218 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.4% | 42.8% | 6.4% | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 33.4% | 39.9% | 6.5% | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 34.4% | 1.9% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 32.9% | 5.8% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 25.7% | 5.2% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 22.3% | 1.3% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 22.9% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Bulgaria or Lithuania?
- Bulgaria, at 22.7% against 22.4% in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Bulgaria ranks 182nd and Lithuania ranks 183rd 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.