Bulgaria vs Norway: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults
Bulgaria
12.5%
in 2024
Norway
12.1%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
98th
Norway rank
101st
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 12.5% against 12.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 98th and Norway ranks 101st of 188 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.9% | 13.5% | 13.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 10.5% | 14.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 9.3% | 10.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 11.4% | 1.6% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate: young vs. older adults, Bulgaria or Norway?
- Bulgaria, at 12.5% against 12.1% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate: young vs. older adults between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 0.4%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Bulgaria ranks 98th and Norway ranks 101st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.