Bulgaria vs Portugal: Employers, male (% of male employment)
Bulgaria
6.4%
in 2025
Portugal
6.6%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
43rd
Portugal rank
40th
Employers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 6.6% against 6.4% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Portugal ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 9.4% | 1.0% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 9.6% | 2.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 7.5% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.5% | 0.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, male (% of male employment), Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 6.6% against 6.4% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, male (% of male employment) between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).