Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2013
All-time low
0.8%
in 2004
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Bulgaria, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.812002200920162002: 0.854 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.847 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.86 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.868 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.864 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.873 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.9 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.904 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.905 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.902 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.901 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.9 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.9% for wage workers, aged 25-64 in 2016.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2004.

Bulgaria ranks 10th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Bulgaria, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
2002 0.9%
2004 0.8% -0.9%
2005 0.9% +1.6%
2006 0.9% +0.9%
2009 0.9% -0.4%
2010 0.9% +1.0%
2011 0.9% +3.1%
2012 0.9% +0.5%
2013 0.9% +0.1%
2014 0.9% -0.3%
2015 0.9% -0.1%
2016 0.9% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 5
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 7 Ukraine 0.9% compare
  2. 8 Denmark 0.9% compare
  3. 9 Croatia 0.9% compare
  4. 11 Sweden 0.9% compare
  5. 12 France 0.9% compare
  6. 13 Slovenia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Bulgaria?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Bulgaria was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
How does Bulgaria rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 105 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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