Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
83rd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2006
All-time low
0.5%
in 2012
Years of data
9
2006–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Bulgaria, 2006–2016

00.20.40.60.82006201120162006: 0.772 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.606 % of rural youth labor force2010: 0.525 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.514 % of rural youth labor force2012: 0.455 % of rural youth labor force2013: 0.462 % of rural youth labor force2014: 0.483 % of rural youth labor force2015: 0.506 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.552 % of rural youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2016, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Bulgaria stood at 0.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Bulgaria peaked at 0.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.

That places Bulgaria 83rd out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Bulgaria, 2006 to 2016.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
2006 0.8%
2009 0.6% -21.5%
2010 0.5% -13.3%
2011 0.5% -2.2%
2012 0.5% -11.5%
2013 0.5% +1.7%
2014 0.5% +4.5%
2015 0.5% +4.8%
2016 0.6% +9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 2
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 80 Ukraine 0.6% compare
  2. 81 Russian Federation 0.6% compare
  3. 82 Tunisia 0.6% compare
  4. 84 Italy 0.5% compare
  5. 85 Jordan 0.5% compare
  6. 86 Croatia 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 94 places →

More reference data data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Bulgaria?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Bulgaria was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2006.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
How does Bulgaria rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Bulgaria ranks 83rd out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Bulgaria. Statizoid. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/youth-employment-rate-aged-15-24-rural-percent-of-rural-youth-labor-force/bulgaria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/youth-employment-rate-aged-15-24-rural-percent-of-rural-youth-labor-force/bulgaria/">Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Bulgaria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed