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 47 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.
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 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +0.4% |
| 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 88.35, 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 | 97.63 | 97.3 | 98 | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.12 | 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
- 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 47 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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