Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 85.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bulgaria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bulgaria stood at 85.7%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bulgaria peaked at 86.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 1994.
That places Bulgaria 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.9% | — |
| 1992 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 79.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 79.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 84.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 86.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 85.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.4%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 85.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.6% | 79.4% | 79.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 79.5% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 84.1% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.5% | 86.9% | 6 |
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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bulgaria?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Bulgaria was 85.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 1994.
- How does Bulgaria rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.