Maternal leave benefits in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Maternal leave benefits was 90.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Maternal leave benefits in Bulgaria, 2009–2017
Source: World Bank, Women, Business and the Law. Measured in % of wages paid in covered period.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 90.0% for maternal leave benefits in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal leave benefits in Bulgaria peaked at 90.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 2009.
Bulgaria ranks 104th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Maternal leave benefits in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of wages paid in covered period | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 90.0% | — |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 104 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 90.0% compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 87.0% compare
- 107 Romania 85.0% compare
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal leave benefits in Bulgaria?
- Maternal leave benefits in Bulgaria was 90.0% in 2017, according to World Bank, Women, Business and the Law.
- What is the highest maternal leave benefits recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest maternal leave benefits recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for maternal leave benefits?
- Bulgaria ranks 104th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
- Is maternal leave benefits rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Women, Business and the Law, published as part of Maternal leave benefits (% of wages paid in covered period). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Maternity leave benefits refers to the total percentage of wages covered by all sources during paid maternity leave.