Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 70.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Bulgaria is 70.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Bulgaria peaked at 70.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.5% | — |
| 2001 | 50.7% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 62.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 70.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.4% | 50.7% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 58.4% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 68.5% | 70.9% | 6 |
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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 employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Bulgaria?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Bulgaria was 70.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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