Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total was 44.34 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
44.34
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
34th
of 106 countries
All-time high
46.81
in 2003
All-time low
40.1
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2016

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2016

010203040502001200820162001: 40.12002: 42.32003: 46.82004: 42.92005: 43.22006: 43.62007: 42.82008: 432009: 43.72010: 45.32011: 44.12012: 44.52013: 44.52014: 44.12015: 44.92016: 44.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 44.34 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria peaked at 46.81 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 40.1, in 2001.

Bulgaria ranks 34th of 106 countries on this measure, 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 43.15 40.1 46.81 9
2010s 44.54 44.11 45.35 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 31 North Macedonia 44.49 compare
  2. 32 Chile 44.46 compare
  3. 33 Belgium 44.36 compare
  4. 35 United Kingdom 44.27 compare
  5. 36 Puerto Rico 44.26 compare
  6. 37 Czechia 44.21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria was 44.34 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 46.81 in 2003.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 40.1 in 2001.
How does Bulgaria rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total?
Bulgaria ranks 34th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,570 data points, 1970–2021
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