Bulgaria vs Italy: Total dependency ratio
Bulgaria
57.2%
in 2023
Italy
57.1%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
99th
Italy rank
101st
Total dependency ratio over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 57.2% against 57.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 99th and Italy ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.5% | 52.1% | 1.6% | Italy |
| 1960s | 48.8% | 53.3% | 4.5% | Italy |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 56.7% | 7.3% | Italy |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 49.6% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 46.0% | 3.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 50.5% | 4.7% | Italy |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 54.9% | 3.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 56.9% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 57.2% against 57.1% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th and Italy ranks 101st 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
The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).