Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.2211 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2211
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
38th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.4958
in 2008
All-time low
0.2094
in 2015
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Bulgaria, 2007–2018

00.10.20.30.40.52007201220182007: 0.4232008: 0.4962009: 0.4282010: 0.4012011: 0.422012: 0.2142013: 0.2482014: 0.2442015: 0.2092016: 0.2342017: 0.2152018: 0.221

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.2211 for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in 2018.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Bulgaria peaked at 0.4958 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2094, in 2015.

That places Bulgaria 38th out of 63 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Bulgaria, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.4227
2008 0.4958 +17.3%
2009 0.4279 -13.7%
2010 0.4009 -6.3%
2011 0.4201 +4.8%
2012 0.214 -49.1%
2013 0.2484 +16.1%
2014 0.2445 -1.6%
2015 0.2094 -14.3%
2016 0.2338 +11.7%
2017 0.2152 -8.0%
2018 0.2211 +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4488 0.4227 0.4958 3
2010s 0.2675 0.2094 0.4201 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 35 El Salvador 0.2442 compare
  2. 36 Italy 0.2347 compare
  3. 37 Zambia 0.2264 compare
  4. 39 Paraguay 0.2202 compare
  5. 40 Türkiye 0.2193
  6. 41 Costa Rica 0.212 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Bulgaria?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Bulgaria was 0.2211 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.4958 in 2008.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2094 in 2015.
How does Bulgaria rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. 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 Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 771 data points, 2000–2022
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