BG · 2019 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Bulgaria, 2019
Old-age-dependency ratio
35.4
Bulgaria, 2019
▲ 3.2% vs 2018 (34.3)
Analysis
In 2019, Bulgaria's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 3.2% compared to 2018, reaching 35.4.
Bulgaria accounts for 112.7% of the EU-27 total of 31.4.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 17.6% (from 30.1 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
112.7%
EU-27: 31.4
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198