Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile was 0.4407 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.4407
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
48th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.5731
in 2009
All-time low
0.4407
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Bulgaria, 2007–2018

00.20.40.62007201220182007: 0.5092008: 0.5292009: 0.5732010: 0.5622011: 0.5542012: 0.572013: 0.552014: 0.5232015: 0.5242016: 0.4542017: 0.4632018: 0.441

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.4407 for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5731 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4407, in 2018.

That places Bulgaria 48th out of 60 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1 in Bulgaria, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.5091
2008 0.5295 +4.0%
2009 0.5731 +8.2%
2010 0.5615 -2.0%
2011 0.5543 -1.3%
2012 0.5699 +2.8%
2013 0.55 -3.5%
2014 0.5233 -4.8%
2015 0.5242 +0.2%
2016 0.4535 -13.5%
2017 0.4628 +2.1%
2018 0.4407 -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5372 0.5091 0.5731 3
2010s 0.5156 0.4407 0.5699 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 45 Mexico 0.482 compare
  2. 46 Colombia 0.4773 compare
  3. 47 Peru 0.4527 compare
  4. 49 Panama 0.4406 compare
  5. 50 Georgia 0.4316 compare
  6. 51 Zambia 0.4094 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Bulgaria?
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Bulgaria was 0.4407 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.5731 in 2009.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4407 in 2018.
How does Bulgaria rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Bulgaria ranks 48th out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 736 data points, 2000–2021
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