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
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Bulgaria, 2006–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2172 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,415 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1927 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 3,916 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1117 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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About this data
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.