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

Bulgaria: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
14th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.7%
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2016

00.20.40.60.812001200820162001: 0.85 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.815 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.733 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.813 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.827 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.838 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.918 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.82 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.829 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.837 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.857 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.859 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.863 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.859 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.861 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.856 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2003.

That places Bulgaria 14th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2001 0.8%
2002 0.8% -4.2%
2003 0.7% -10.0%
2004 0.8% +10.9%
2005 0.8% +1.8%
2006 0.8% +1.3%
2007 0.9% +9.5%
2008 0.8% -10.6%
2009 0.8% +1.1%
2010 0.8% +1.0%
2011 0.9% +2.4%
2012 0.9% +0.2%
2013 0.9% +0.5%
2014 0.9% -0.5%
2015 0.9% +0.2%
2016 0.9% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 11 Slovenia 0.9% compare
  2. 12 Portugal 0.9% compare
  3. 13 Estonia 0.9% compare
  4. 15 Finland 0.9% compare
  5. 16 Ireland 0.9% compare
  6. 17 Latvia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
How does Bulgaria rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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