Bulgaria vs Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of

Bulgaria
11.3 %
in 2024
Sweden
13.3 %
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
63rd
Sweden rank
60th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 13.3 % against 11.3 % in Bulgaria, a difference of 2 %.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 63rd and Sweden ranks 60th of 72 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 15.55 % 10.72 % 4.83 % Bulgaria
2010s 16.37 % 12.14 % 4.23 % Bulgaria
2020s 11.98 % 13.14 % 1.16 % Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of, Bulgaria or Sweden?
Sweden, at 13.3 % against 11.3 % in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of between Bulgaria and Sweden?
2 %, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Bulgaria ranks 63rd and Sweden ranks 60th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.