Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total was 42.84 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
42.84
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 93 countries
All-time high
42.84
in 2016
All-time low
39.09
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2016

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2016

0102030402001200820162001: 39.72002: 39.82003: 39.12004: 402005: 40.22006: 40.42007: 40.72008: 40.42009: 40.92010: 41.52011: 41.62012: 42.22013: 42.52014: 42.32015: 42.62016: 42.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 42.84 for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria peaked at 42.84 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.09, in 2003.

That places Bulgaria 9th out of 93 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.15 39.09 40.95 9
2010s 42.22 41.47 42.84 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 6 Hungary 43.27 compare
  2. 7 Spain 43.01 compare
  3. 8 Lithuania 43 compare
  4. 10 Germany 42.77 compare
  5. 11 Norway 42.54 compare
  6. 12 Czechia 42.49 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria?
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria was 42.84 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 42.84 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 39.09 in 2003.
How does Bulgaria rank for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total?
Bulgaria ranks 9th out of 93 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,362 data points, 1970–2021
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