Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.5362 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5362
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
62nd
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.5362
in 2016
All-time low
0.4406
in 2008
Years of data
16
2001–2016

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Bulgaria, 2001–2016

00.20.40.62001200820162001: 0.4882002: 0.462003: 0.4532004: 0.4672005: 0.4652006: 0.472007: 0.4412008: 0.4412009: 0.4422010: 0.4532011: 0.4652012: 0.4912013: 0.4952014: 0.5132015: 0.5272016: 0.536

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Bulgaria stood at 0.5362. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5362 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4406, in 2008.

That places Bulgaria 62nd out of 110 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4586 0.4406 0.488 9
2010s 0.4973 0.4534 0.5362 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 59 Estonia 0.5397 compare
  2. 60 Kazakhstan 0.5376 compare
  3. 61 Argentina 0.5364 compare
  4. 63 United States 0.5346 compare
  5. 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5301 compare
  6. 65 Uruguay 0.5284 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Bulgaria?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Bulgaria was 0.5362 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.5362 in 2016.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4406 in 2008.
How does Bulgaria rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Bulgaria ranks 62nd out of 110 countries with data for 2016.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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