ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 32.2 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
32.2 1000 No
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
54th
of 80 countries
All-time high
32.2 1000 No
in 2024
All-time low
11.41 1000 No
in 2012
Years of data
19
2006–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bulgaria, 2006–2024

01020302006201520242006: 17.5 1000 No2007: 22.9 1000 No2008: 31.3 1000 No2009: 22.5 1000 No2010: 17.3 1000 No2011: 15.3 1000 No2012: 11.4 1000 No2013: 12.2 1000 No2014: 13.6 1000 No2015: 16.7 1000 No2016: 16.5 1000 No2017: 21.8 1000 No2018: 22 1000 No2019: 25.6 1000 No2020: 27.1 1000 No2021: 25.3 1000 No2022: 25.4 1000 No2023: 29.6 1000 No2024: 32.2 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bulgaria stood at 32.2 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 136.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bulgaria peaked at 32.2 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.41 1000 No, in 2012.

That places Bulgaria 54th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value in Bulgaria, 2006 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2006 17.52 1000 No
2007 22.85 1000 No +30.4%
2008 31.33 1000 No +37.1%
2009 22.49 1000 No -28.2%
2010 17.3 1000 No -23.1%
2011 15.34 1000 No -11.3%
2012 11.41 1000 No -25.6%
2013 12.17 1000 No +6.7%
2014 13.61 1000 No +11.8%
2015 16.66 1000 No +22.4%
2016 16.49 1000 No -1.0%
2017 21.81 1000 No +32.3%
2018 22.02 1000 No +1.0%
2019 25.64 1000 No +16.4%
2020 27.06 1000 No +5.5%
2021 25.34 1000 No -6.4%
2022 25.35 1000 No +0.0%
2023 29.63 1000 No +16.9%
2024 32.2 1000 No +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.55 1000 No 17.52 1000 No 31.33 1000 No 4
2010s 17.24 1000 No 11.41 1000 No 25.64 1000 No 10
2020s 27.92 1000 No 25.34 1000 No 32.2 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 51 New Zealand 37.2 1000 No compare
  2. 52 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 36.75 1000 No compare
  3. 53 Namibia 35.74 1000 No compare
  4. 55 Israel 28.47 1000 No compare
  5. 56 Lithuania 27.98 1000 No compare
  6. 57 Hungary 23.23 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bulgaria?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bulgaria was 32.2 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 32.2 1000 No in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 11.41 1000 No in 2012.
How does Bulgaria rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
Bulgaria ranks 54th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 136.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,541 data points, 1987–2025
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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.