Bulgaria vs Italy: Age dependency ratio of working age population

Bulgaria
57.15
in 2023
Italy
57.09
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
95th
Italy rank
97th

Age dependency ratio of working age population over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Italy
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 57.15 against 57.09 in Italy, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 95th and Italy ranks 97th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Italy Difference Ahead
1950s 50.51 52.09 1.58 Italy
1960s 48.81 53.33 4.52 Italy
1970s 49.36 56.69 7.33 Italy
1980s 50.15 49.56 0.588 Bulgaria
1990s 49.28 46 3.27 Bulgaria
2000s 45.76 50.5 4.74 Italy
2010s 51.09 54.92 3.84 Italy
2020s 56.8 56.92 0.1142 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Bulgaria or Italy?
Bulgaria, at 57.15 against 57.09 in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Bulgaria and Italy?
0.06, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
Bulgaria ranks 95th and Italy ranks 97th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed