Bulgaria vs Norway: Unemployed population — Unemployment

Bulgaria
106.85 Persons
in 2025
Norway
136.32 Persons
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Norway rank
31st

Unemployed population — Unemployment over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Norway
0200400600195619902025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 136.32 Persons against 106.85 Persons in Bulgaria, a difference of 29.47 Persons.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 31st of 35 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 403.42 Persons 83.87 Persons 319.55 Persons Bulgaria
2010s 302.42 Persons 101.87 Persons 200.54 Persons Bulgaria
2020s 134.37 Persons 118.73 Persons 15.64 Persons Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Bulgaria or Norway?
Norway, at 136.32 Persons against 106.85 Persons in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Bulgaria and Norway?
29.47 Persons, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 31st of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 2,160 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.