Employees in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Employees was 2,547 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees in Bulgaria is 2,547, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees in Bulgaria peaked at 2,948 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,322, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 61st of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employees in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,388 | — |
| 2001 | 2,322 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2,364 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2,410 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 2,491 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2,557 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2,701 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 2,849 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 2,948 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 2,852 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2,683 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 2,608 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2,594 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,591 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,601 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,659 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2,668 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,776 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 2,774 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,695 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 2,618 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 2,554 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 2,626 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 2,592 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2,608 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 2,547 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,588 | 2,322 | 2,948 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,665 | 2,591 | 2,776 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,591 | 2,547 | 2,626 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 employees in Bulgaria?
- Employees in Bulgaria was 2,547 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employees recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,948 in 2008.
- What is the lowest employees recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,322 in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for employees?
- Bulgaria ranks 61st out of 114 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.