Median age of private paid employees in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Median age of private paid employees was 42 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
42
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 66 countries
All-time high
42
in 2016
All-time low
38
in 2007
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Median age of private paid employees in Bulgaria, 2007–2018

0102030402007201220182007: 382008: 392009: 402010: 402011: 402012: 412013: 412014: 412015: 412016: 422017: 422018: 42

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 42 for median age of private paid employees in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees in Bulgaria peaked at 42 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2007.

Bulgaria ranks 5th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Median age of private paid employees in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees in Bulgaria, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 38
2008 39 +2.6%
2009 40 +2.6%
2010 40 +0.0%
2011 40 +0.0%
2012 41 +2.5%
2013 41 +0.0%
2014 41 +0.0%
2015 41 +0.0%
2016 42 +2.4%
2017 42 +0.0%
2018 42 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39 38 40 3
2010s 41.11 40 42 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 3 Latvia 43 compare
  2. 3 Lithuania 43 compare
  3. 5 Czechia 42 compare
  4. 5 Estonia 42 compare
  5. 5 Finland 42 compare
  6. 5 Iceland 42 compare
  7. 5 Portugal 42 compare
  8. 5 Romania 42 compare
  9. 5 Spain 42 compare
  10. 5 Switzerland 42 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees in Bulgaria?
Median age of private paid employees in Bulgaria was 42 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 42 in 2016.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2007.
How does Bulgaria rank for median age of private paid employees?
Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 66 countries with data for 2018.
Is median age of private paid employees rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Median age of private paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
66 places, 821 data points, 2000–2022
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