Age dependency ratio of working age population in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Age dependency ratio of working age population was 57.15 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
57.15
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
99th
of 236 countries
All-time high
57.15
in 2023
All-time low
44.74
in 2006
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Age dependency ratio of working age population in Bulgaria, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 57.15 for age dependency ratio of working age population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age dependency ratio of working age population in Bulgaria peaked at 57.15 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.74, in 2006.

That places Bulgaria 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 50.51 49.88 50.91 10
1960s 48.81 47.64 50.45 10
1970s 49.36 47.98 50.89 10
1980s 50.15 49.11 51.48 10
1990s 49.28 47.88 50.34 10
2000s 45.76 44.74 47.62 10
2010s 51.09 46.2 55.92 10
2020s 56.8 56.53 57.15 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 96 Lebanon 57.58 compare
  2. 97 Denmark 57.37 compare
  3. 98 Belgium 57.28 compare
  4. 100 Georgia 57.12 compare
  5. 101 Italy 57.09 compare
  6. 102 Botswana 56.86 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is age dependency ratio of working age population in Bulgaria?
Age dependency ratio of working age population in Bulgaria was 57.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 57.15 in 2023.
What is the lowest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 44.74 in 2006.
How does Bulgaria rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?
Bulgaria ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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