Bulgaria vs Denmark: Total dependency ratio
Bulgaria
57.2%
in 2023
Denmark
57.4%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
99th
Denmark rank
97th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Bulgaria
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 57.4% against 57.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 99th and Denmark ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.5% | 56.4% | 5.9% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 48.8% | 54.8% | 5.9% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 55.7% | 6.4% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 51.0% | 0.9% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 48.6% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 51.0% | 5.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 55.0% | 3.9% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 57.2% | 0.4% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Bulgaria or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 57.4% against 57.2% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Bulgaria and Denmark?
- 0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Denmark?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Denmark rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th and Denmark ranks 97th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).