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

Bulgaria: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
23rd
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2011
All-time low
0.7%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2006–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria, 2006–2016

00.20.40.60.82006201120162006: 0.774 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.782 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.777 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.802 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.743 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.759 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.743 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.754 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.732 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.7% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.

That places Bulgaria 23rd out of 91 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Bulgaria, 2006 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2006 0.8%
2009 0.8% +0.9%
2010 0.8% -0.6%
2011 0.8% +3.2%
2012 0.7% -7.4%
2013 0.8% +2.1%
2014 0.7% -2.1%
2015 0.8% +1.5%
2016 0.7% -2.9%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
How does Bulgaria rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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