Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data was 0.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 38 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 2012
All-time low
0.3
in 2019
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Bulgaria, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.5 for job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Bulgaria peaked at 1.2 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2019.
That places Bulgaria 35th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.7 | — |
| 2010 | 0.5 | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9 | +80.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | -58.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6 | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6 | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | -57.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | +66.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.6, 31% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8, 28% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.61 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4667 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 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 job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Bulgaria?
- Job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Bulgaria was 0.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2012.
- What is the lowest job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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