Bulgaria vs France: Old-age dependency ratio
Bulgaria
34.3%
in 2023
France
35.3%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
18th
France rank
16th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Bulgaria
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 35.3% against 34.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 18th and France ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.4% | 17.8% | 7.4% | France |
| 1960s | 12.4% | 19.4% | 7.0% | France |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 21.4% | 5.4% | France |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 20.4% | 2.8% | France |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 22.9% | 0.7% | France |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 25.1% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 29.4% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 34.4% | 0.3% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Bulgaria or France?
- France, at 35.3% against 34.3% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Bulgaria and France?
- 1.0%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and France?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and France rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Bulgaria ranks 18th and France ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).