Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) was 59.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bulgaria, 1997–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 59.3% for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bulgaria peaked at 60.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 137th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49.0% | — |
| 2000 | 46.9% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 44.9% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 50.8% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 58.0% | 59.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 135 Trinidad and Tobago 60.0% compare
- 136 Hong Kong, China 59.6% compare
- 138 Iraq 58.5% compare
- 139 New Caledonia 58.4% compare
- 140 Finland 57.7% compare
- 140 Romania 57.7% 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 employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bulgaria?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Bulgaria was 59.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Bulgaria ranks 137th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.