Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
16th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 2006
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria, 2002–2016

00.050.10.150.22002200920162002: 0.187 % of male labor force in working age2004: 0.125 % of male labor force in working age2005: 0.103 % of male labor force in working age2006: 0.087 % of male labor force in working age2009: 0.145 % of male labor force in working age2010: 0.169 % of male labor force in working age2011: 0.195 % of male labor force in working age2012: 0.207 % of male labor force in working age2013: 0.209 % of male labor force in working age2014: 0.203 % of male labor force in working age2015: 0.19 % of male labor force in working age2016: 0.171 % of male labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male labor force in working age.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.2% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in 2016.

That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and up 96.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2006.

That places Bulgaria 16th out of 108 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.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) in Bulgaria, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of male labor force in working age Change
2002 0.2%
2004 0.1% -33.1%
2005 0.1% -17.3%
2006 0.1% -16.1%
2009 0.1% +66.8%
2010 0.2% +16.6%
2011 0.2% +15.5%
2012 0.2% +6.3%
2013 0.2% +1.1%
2014 0.2% -3.3%
2015 0.2% -6.1%
2016 0.2% -10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 5
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 13 Cyprus 0.2% compare
  2. 14 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  3. 15 Kazakhstan 0.2% compare
  4. 17 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
  5. 18 Namibia 0.2% compare
  6. 19 Italy 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
How does Bulgaria rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male?
Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 96.9%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age)
Unit
% of male labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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