Number of public paid employees in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Number of public paid employees was 1,334 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1,334
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
62nd
of 80 countries
All-time high
1,334
in 2016
All-time low
783
in 2008
Years of data
14
2001–2019

Number of public paid employees in Bulgaria, 2001–2019

05001.0k1.5k2001201020192001: 9872007: 8472008: 7832009: 1.0k2010: 1.2k2011: 1.3k2012: 1.1k2013: 9262014: 9022015: 8862016: 1.3k2017: 1.3k2018: 1.3k2019: 1.3k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 1,334 for number of public paid employees in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees in Bulgaria peaked at 1,334 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 783, in 2008.

Bulgaria ranks 62nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 915.5 783 1,045 4
2010s 1,150 886 1,334 10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 59 Slovakia 1,513 compare
  2. 60 Austria 1,455 compare
  3. 61 Latvia 1,371 compare
  4. 63 Cambodia 1,333 compare
  5. 64 Hungary 1,330 compare
  6. 65 Lithuania 1,319 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees in Bulgaria?
Number of public paid employees in Bulgaria was 1,334 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1,334 in 2016.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 783 in 2008.
How does Bulgaria rank for number of public paid employees?
Bulgaria ranks 62nd out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of public paid employees rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 Number of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,013 data points, 2000–2022
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