# NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base), 2025

All 28 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `dependency_ratio_15_64`
- 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).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/dependency-ratio-15-64/bulgaria-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/dependency-ratio-15-64/bulgaria-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Vidin | 74.9 |
| 2 | Yambol | 73.1 |
| 3 | Gabrovo | 72.8 |
| 4 | Lovech | 71.7 |
| 5 | Pleven | 71.5 |
| 6 | Sliven | 70.3 |
| 7 | Montana | 70.2 |
| 8 | Silistra | 69.6 |
| 9 | Kyustendil | 68.9 |
| 10 | Smolyan | 67.6 |
| 11 | Veliko Tarnovo | 67 |
| 12 | Haskovo | 66.5 |
| 13 | Dobrich | 66.2 |
| 14 | Ruse | 65.3 |
| 15 | Stara Zagora | 65.1 |
| 16 | Kardzhali | 64.8 |
| 17 | Vratsa | 64.7 |
| 18 | Targovishte | 64.6 |
| 19 | Pernik | 64.3 |
| 20 | Pazardzhik | 63.9 |
| 21 | Shumen | 63.2 |
| 22 | Razgrad | 62.8 |
| 23 | Sofia | 62.3 |
| 24 | Burgas | 60.1 |
| 25 | Plovdiv | 59.8 |
| 26 | Blagoevgrad | 58.7 |
| 27 | Varna | 56.7 |
| 28 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 51.2 |