# Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) in Bulgaria

Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) in Bulgaria was 61.3% in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `dependency_ratio_15_64`
- Place id: `bg`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Population aged 0 to 14 plus population aged 65 and over, divided by population aged 15 to 64, times 100, on 1 January (Eurostat).
- Note: Eurostat age bands. dependency_ratio (INE, Spain) splits the ages at 16, so values for Spanish places differ between the two.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators at national level, age dependency ratio (demo_pjanind) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_pjanind/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Population structure indicators at national level, age dependency ratio (demo_pjanind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_pjanind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/dependency-ratio-15-64/bulgaria
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/dependency-ratio-15-64/bulgaria.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=dependency_ratio_15_64&place=bg

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 61.3 |
| 2024 | 61 |
| 2023 | 60.4 |
| 2022 | 60.2 |
| 2021 | 59.1 |
| 2020 | 58.5 |
| 2019 | 57.4 |
| 2018 | 56.2 |
| 2017 | 55 |
| 2016 | 53.8 |
| 2015 | 52.4 |
| 2014 | 51.1 |
| 2013 | 49.8 |
| 2012 | 47.5 |
| 2011 | 46.4 |
| 2010 | 45.6 |
| 2009 | 45.1 |
| 2008 | 44.8 |
| 2007 | 44.6 |
| 2006 | 44.8 |
| 2005 | 45.1 |
| 2004 | 45.7 |
| 2003 | 46.3 |
| 2002 | 46.8 |
| 2001 | 46.8 |
| 2000 | 47.2 |