Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria

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

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
11th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.8%
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2016

00.20.40.60.812001200820162001: 0.907 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.857 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.789 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.851 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.865 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.874 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.926 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.866 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.87 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.878 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.903 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.906 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.907 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.904 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.904 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.902 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2003.

That places Bulgaria 11th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2001 0.9%
2002 0.9% -5.5%
2003 0.8% -7.9%
2004 0.9% +7.8%
2005 0.9% +1.7%
2006 0.9% +1.0%
2007 0.9% +5.9%
2008 0.9% -6.4%
2009 0.9% +0.5%
2010 0.9% +0.9%
2011 0.9% +2.8%
2012 0.9% +0.4%
2013 0.9% +0.0%
2014 0.9% -0.3%
2015 0.9% -0.0%
2016 0.9% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 8 Denmark 0.9% compare
  2. 9 Croatia 0.9% compare
  3. 10 Sweden 0.9% compare
  4. 12 France 0.9% compare
  5. 13 Malta 0.9% compare
  6. 14 Estonia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2003.
How does Bulgaria rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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