Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2014
All-time low
0.9%
in 2004
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Bulgaria, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.812002200920162002: 0.885 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.882 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.894 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.903 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.898 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.908 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.931 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.933 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.936 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.938 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.933 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.934 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Bulgaria stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.

That places Bulgaria 16th out of 106 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.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Bulgaria, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
2002 0.9%
2004 0.9% -0.3%
2005 0.9% +1.4%
2006 0.9% +1.1%
2009 0.9% -0.6%
2010 0.9% +1.1%
2011 0.9% +2.5%
2012 0.9% +0.2%
2013 0.9% +0.3%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.9% -0.5%
2016 0.9% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 13 Ireland 0.9% compare
  2. 14 Estonia 0.9% compare
  3. 15 Croatia 0.9% compare
  4. 17 Slovenia 0.9% compare
  5. 18 France 0.9% compare
  6. 19 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Bulgaria?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Bulgaria was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
How does Bulgaria rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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