Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
88th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2006
All-time low
0.7%
in 2014
Years of data
9
2006–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria, 2006–2016

00.20.40.60.82006201120162006: 0.888 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.795 % of rural labor force in working age2010: 0.763 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.756 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.717 % of rural labor force in working age2013: 0.733 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.706 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.707 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.73 % of rural labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural labor force in working age.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.7% for employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.

That places Bulgaria 88th out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Bulgaria, 2006 to 2016.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
2006 0.9%
2009 0.8% -10.5%
2010 0.8% -4.0%
2011 0.8% -0.9%
2012 0.7% -5.1%
2013 0.7% +2.1%
2014 0.7% -3.6%
2015 0.7% +0.1%
2016 0.7% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 85 Georgia 0.8% compare
  2. 86 Ukraine 0.7% compare
  3. 87 Jordan 0.7% compare
  4. 89 Spain 0.7% compare
  5. 90 Croatia 0.7% compare
  6. 91 South Africa 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 94 places →

More reference data data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
How does Bulgaria rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Bulgaria ranks 88th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria. Statizoid. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-rate-aged-15-64-rural-percent-of-rural-labor-force-in-working-age/bulgaria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-rate-aged-15-64-rural-percent-of-rural-labor-force-in-working-age/bulgaria/">Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed