Bulgaria - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Bulgaria was 56.61 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 56.61 in 2020 and 44.86 in 2005.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.76 |
| 1961 | 50.48 |
| 1962 | 50.01 |
| 1963 | 49.43 |
| 1964 | 48.90 |
| 1965 | 48.50 |
| 1966 | 48.28 |
| 1967 | 48.13 |
| 1968 | 48.05 |
| 1969 | 48.04 |
| 1970 | 48.10 |
| 1971 | 48.32 |
| 1972 | 48.56 |
| 1973 | 48.84 |
| 1974 | 49.17 |
| 1975 | 49.55 |
| 1976 | 50.14 |
| 1977 | 50.75 |
| 1978 | 51.27 |
| 1979 | 51.55 |
| 1980 | 51.51 |
| 1981 | 51.32 |
| 1982 | 50.76 |
| 1983 | 50.05 |
| 1984 | 49.48 |
| 1985 | 49.20 |
| 1986 | 49.20 |
| 1987 | 49.55 |
| 1988 | 50.04 |
| 1989 | 50.36 |
| 1990 | 50.36 |
| 1991 | 50.61 |
| 1992 | 50.48 |
| 1993 | 50.07 |
| 1994 | 49.64 |
| 1995 | 49.29 |
| 1996 | 48.96 |
| 1997 | 48.72 |
| 1998 | 48.49 |
| 1999 | 48.14 |
| 2000 | 47.61 |
| 2001 | 47.12 |
| 2002 | 46.56 |
| 2003 | 45.94 |
| 2004 | 45.35 |
| 2005 | 44.86 |
| 2006 | 44.91 |
| 2007 | 44.98 |
| 2008 | 45.16 |
| 2009 | 45.53 |
| 2010 | 46.15 |
| 2011 | 47.22 |
| 2012 | 48.40 |
| 2013 | 49.67 |
| 2014 | 50.96 |
| 2015 | 52.19 |
| 2016 | 53.25 |
| 2017 | 54.33 |
| 2018 | 55.32 |
| 2019 | 56.10 |
| 2020 | 56.61 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Bulgaria was 33.62 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.62 in 2020 and a minimum value of 11.42 in 1960.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.42 |
| 1961 | 11.59 |
| 1962 | 11.78 |
| 1963 | 11.99 |
| 1964 | 12.23 |
| 1965 | 12.50 |
| 1966 | 12.81 |
| 1967 | 13.14 |
| 1968 | 13.49 |
| 1969 | 13.85 |
| 1970 | 14.24 |
| 1971 | 14.66 |
| 1972 | 15.06 |
| 1973 | 15.45 |
| 1974 | 15.85 |
| 1975 | 16.25 |
| 1976 | 16.72 |
| 1977 | 17.19 |
| 1978 | 17.62 |
| 1979 | 17.89 |
| 1980 | 17.95 |
| 1981 | 17.85 |
| 1982 | 17.54 |
| 1983 | 17.16 |
| 1984 | 16.91 |
| 1985 | 16.90 |
| 1986 | 17.28 |
| 1987 | 17.86 |
| 1988 | 18.54 |
| 1989 | 19.20 |
| 1990 | 19.77 |
| 1991 | 20.45 |
| 1992 | 21.04 |
| 1993 | 21.56 |
| 1994 | 22.06 |
| 1995 | 22.55 |
| 1996 | 23.07 |
| 1997 | 23.56 |
| 1998 | 23.99 |
| 1999 | 24.31 |
| 2000 | 24.50 |
| 2001 | 24.80 |
| 2002 | 24.98 |
| 2003 | 25.06 |
| 2004 | 25.10 |
| 2005 | 25.13 |
| 2006 | 25.33 |
| 2007 | 25.50 |
| 2008 | 25.70 |
| 2009 | 25.99 |
| 2010 | 26.42 |
| 2011 | 27.11 |
| 2012 | 27.92 |
| 2013 | 28.81 |
| 2014 | 29.68 |
| 2015 | 30.47 |
| 2016 | 31.31 |
| 2017 | 32.03 |
| 2018 | 32.65 |
| 2019 | 33.18 |
| 2020 | 33.62 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Bulgaria was 22.99 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.34 in 1960 and a minimum value of 19.46 in 2008.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.34 |
| 1961 | 38.89 |
| 1962 | 38.22 |
| 1963 | 37.44 |
| 1964 | 36.67 |
| 1965 | 36.00 |
| 1966 | 35.46 |
| 1967 | 34.99 |
| 1968 | 34.57 |
| 1969 | 34.19 |
| 1970 | 33.85 |
| 1971 | 33.66 |
| 1972 | 33.50 |
| 1973 | 33.38 |
| 1974 | 33.32 |
| 1975 | 33.30 |
| 1976 | 33.43 |
| 1977 | 33.56 |
| 1978 | 33.65 |
| 1979 | 33.66 |
| 1980 | 33.56 |
| 1981 | 33.47 |
| 1982 | 33.23 |
| 1983 | 32.89 |
| 1984 | 32.57 |
| 1985 | 32.30 |
| 1986 | 31.92 |
| 1987 | 31.69 |
| 1988 | 31.50 |
| 1989 | 31.16 |
| 1990 | 30.59 |
| 1991 | 30.16 |
| 1992 | 29.43 |
| 1993 | 28.51 |
| 1994 | 27.58 |
| 1995 | 26.74 |
| 1996 | 25.89 |
| 1997 | 25.16 |
| 1998 | 24.50 |
| 1999 | 23.83 |
| 2000 | 23.12 |
| 2001 | 22.32 |
| 2002 | 21.58 |
| 2003 | 20.88 |
| 2004 | 20.25 |
| 2005 | 19.72 |
| 2006 | 19.58 |
| 2007 | 19.48 |
| 2008 | 19.46 |
| 2009 | 19.54 |
| 2010 | 19.72 |
| 2011 | 20.11 |
| 2012 | 20.48 |
| 2013 | 20.86 |
| 2014 | 21.28 |
| 2015 | 21.72 |
| 2016 | 21.94 |
| 2017 | 22.29 |
| 2018 | 22.67 |
| 2019 | 22.92 |
| 2020 | 22.99 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
