Bulgaria vs Low & middle income: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Bulgaria
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 91.1% against 44.2% in Low & middle income, a difference of 46.9%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.1 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Low & middle income ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.7% | 34.9% | 52.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 38.3% | 50.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 43.5% | 47.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 44.2% | 47.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Bulgaria or Low & middle income?
- Bulgaria, at 91.1% against 44.2% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Bulgaria and Low & middle income?
- 46.9%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Low & middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Low & middle income rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Low & middle income ranks 30th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female 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
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.