Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Working-age population, aged 15-64, female was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
73rd
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2009
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Bulgaria, 2002–2016

00.20.40.62002200920162002: 0.672 % of female population2004: 0.667 % of female population2005: 0.668 % of female population2006: 0.666 % of female population2009: 0.674 % of female population2010: 0.667 % of female population2011: 0.661 % of female population2012: 0.647 % of female population2013: 0.647 % of female population2014: 0.636 % of female population2015: 0.629 % of female population2016: 0.624 % of female population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.6% for working-age population, aged 15-64, female in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Bulgaria peaked at 0.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

That places Bulgaria 73rd out of 109 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, female (% of female population) in Bulgaria, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of female population Change
2002 0.7%
2004 0.7% -0.8%
2005 0.7% +0.2%
2006 0.7% -0.3%
2009 0.7% +1.3%
2010 0.7% -1.1%
2011 0.7% -0.9%
2012 0.6% -2.1%
2013 0.6% -0.1%
2014 0.6% -1.7%
2015 0.6% -1.1%
2016 0.6% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 5
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 70 Portugal 0.6% compare
  2. 71 Denmark 0.6% compare
  3. 72 Lithuania 0.6% compare
  4. 74 Djibouti 0.6% compare
  5. 75 Italy 0.6% compare
  6. 76 Panama 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Bulgaria?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Bulgaria was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Bulgaria rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, female?
Bulgaria ranks 73rd out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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