Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … working in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … working was -8.3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 in Bulgaria, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded -8.3 for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 38.3% on the previous year and down 302.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Bulgaria peaked at 4.1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -11.6, in 2008.
That places Bulgaria 31st out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … working in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -11.5 | — |
| 2008 | -11.6 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | -2.6 | -77.6% |
| 2010 | -4.7 | +80.8% |
| 2011 | -5.1 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | -109.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1 | -80.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1 | +4000.0% |
| 2015 | -2.3 | -156.1% |
| 2016 | -0.1 | -95.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1 | -200.0% |
| 2018 | -1.2 | -1300.0% |
| 2019 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3 | -208.3% |
| 2021 | -6.8 | -623.1% |
| 2022 | -7.4 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | -6 | -18.9% |
| 2024 | -8.3 | +38.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's -8.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.75. (24 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's -8.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.7. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … working in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +4000.0% | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | -1300.0% | 0.1 | -1.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.57 | -11.6 | -2.6 | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.98 | -5.1 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.44 | -8.3 | 1.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More work & labour data for Bulgaria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7441 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5166 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,606 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 817.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,761 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,770 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,531 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Bulgaria?
- Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Bulgaria was -8.3 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.6 in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 302.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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