Bulgaria vs Korea: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Bulgaria
4.9%
in 2025
Korea
5.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
42nd
Korea rank
39th
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bulgaria
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 5.0% against 4.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Korea ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 7.1% | 1.3% | Korea |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 7.0% | 2.0% | Korea |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 6.1% | 1.3% | Korea |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 5.0% | 0.3% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Bulgaria or Korea?
- Korea, at 5.0% against 4.9% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Bulgaria and Korea?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Korea rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Korea ranks 39th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, total (% of total 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).