Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics was 97.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
97.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
1st
of 45 countries
All-time high
98.3%
in 2023
All-time low
97.3%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Bulgaria, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Bulgaria stood at 97.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Bulgaria peaked at 98.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 1st of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 97.6% | — |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 97.9% | -0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 97.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.3%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 97.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.3% | 98.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.9% | 98.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 2 Romania 97.5% compare
- 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.4% compare
- 4 North Macedonia 96.3% compare
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 cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Bulgaria?
- Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Bulgaria was 97.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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