BG · 2023 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Bulgaria, 2023
Old-age-dependency ratio
37.7
Bulgaria, 2023
▲ 0.5% vs 2022 (37.5)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 0.5% compared to 2022, reaching 37.7.
Bulgaria accounts for 112.9% of the EU-27 total of 33.4.
Bulgaria ranks 4th 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 9.9% (from 34.3 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
112.9%
EU-27: 33.4
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198