Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
16th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2013
All-time low
0.8%
in 2004
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.775 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.775 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.791 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.801 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.797 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.803 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.817 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.821 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.822 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.812 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.821 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.813 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria is 0.8%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria peaked at 0.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2004.

That places Bulgaria 16th out of 106 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Bulgaria, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
2002 0.8%
2004 0.8% -0.0%
2005 0.8% +2.1%
2006 0.8% +1.3%
2009 0.8% -0.5%
2010 0.8% +0.8%
2011 0.8% +1.7%
2012 0.8% +0.6%
2013 0.8% +0.0%
2014 0.8% -1.2%
2015 0.8% +1.1%
2016 0.8% -1.0%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 13 Hungary 0.8% compare
  2. 14 Latvia 0.8% compare
  3. 15 Estonia 0.8% compare
  4. 17 Finland 0.8% compare
  5. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
  6. 19 Albania 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
How does Bulgaria rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male?
Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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