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

Bulgaria: Working-age population, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
50th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2008
All-time low
0.7%
in 2016
Years of data
16
2001–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2016

00.20.40.62001200820162001: 0.672 % of total population2002: 0.685 % of total population2003: 0.688 % of total population2004: 0.682 % of total population2005: 0.682 % of total population2006: 0.68 % of total population2007: 0.694 % of total population2008: 0.694 % of total population2009: 0.694 % of total population2010: 0.688 % of total population2011: 0.682 % of total population2012: 0.671 % of total population2013: 0.669 % of total population2014: 0.661 % of total population2015: 0.655 % of total population2016: 0.651 % of total population

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

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.7% for working-age population, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria peaked at 0.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.

That places Bulgaria 50th out of 112 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 7

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  4. 51 Argentina 0.7% compare
  5. 52 Kazakhstan 0.7% compare
  6. 53 Estonia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
How does Bulgaria rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, total?
Bulgaria ranks 50th out of 112 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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