BG · 2022 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Bulgaria, 2022
Old-age-dependency ratio
37.5
Bulgaria, 2022
▲ 2.2% vs 2021 (36.7)
Analysis
In 2022, Bulgaria's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 2.2% compared to 2021, reaching 37.5.
Bulgaria accounts for 113.3% of the EU-27 total of 33.1.
Bulgaria ranks 1st 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 12.3% (from 33.4 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
113.3%
EU-27: 33.1
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198