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

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

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
96th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2006
All-time low
0.4%
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2016

00.20.40.60.82001200820162001: 0.386 % of total youth labor force2002: 0.672 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.701 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.768 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.786 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.813 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.562 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.755 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.676 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.604 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.582 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.54 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.566 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.61 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.606 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.601 % of total youth labor force

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

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.6% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Bulgaria peaked at 0.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.

That places Bulgaria 96th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2016.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
2001 0.4%
2002 0.7% +74.3%
2003 0.7% +4.3%
2004 0.8% +9.5%
2005 0.8% +2.5%
2006 0.8% +3.3%
2007 0.6% -30.8%
2008 0.8% +34.4%
2009 0.7% -10.5%
2010 0.6% -10.8%
2011 0.6% -3.5%
2012 0.5% -7.3%
2013 0.6% +4.8%
2014 0.6% +7.8%
2015 0.6% -0.7%
2016 0.6% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.4% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 93 North Macedonia 0.6% compare
  2. 94 Slovenia 0.6% compare
  3. 95 Cyprus 0.6% compare
  4. 97 Jordan 0.6% compare
  5. 98 Tunisia 0.6% compare
  6. 99 Croatia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Bulgaria?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Bulgaria was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2006.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
How does Bulgaria rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Bulgaria ranks 96th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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