Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 1.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
5th
of 84 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.9%
in 2009
Years of data
9
2006–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria, 2006–2016

00.20.40.60.812006201120162006: 0.963 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.923 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.927 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.956 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.953 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.96 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.965 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.971 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.966 % of rural workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 1.0% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2009.

That places Bulgaria 5th out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in Bulgaria, 2006 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
2006 1.0%
2009 0.9% -4.1%
2010 0.9% +0.5%
2011 1.0% +3.1%
2012 1.0% -0.3%
2013 1.0% +0.7%
2014 1.0% +0.5%
2015 1.0% +0.6%
2016 1.0% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 2
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 2 Mongolia 1.0% compare
  2. 3 Luxembourg 1.0% compare
  3. 4 Norway 1.0% compare
  4. 6 Ukraine 1.0% compare
  5. 7 Germany 1.0% compare
  6. 8 Hungary 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bulgaria was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
How does Bulgaria rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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