BG · 2021 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Bulgaria, 2021
Old-age-dependency ratio
36.7
Bulgaria, 2021
▲ 1.1% vs 2020 (36.3)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 1.1% compared to 2020, reaching 36.7.
Bulgaria accounts for 112.6% of the EU-27 total of 32.6.
Bulgaria ranks 3rd 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 13.3% (from 32.4 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
112.6%
EU-27: 32.6
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198