Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data (2008-2025) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data (2008-2025) was 0.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 23 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 2021
All-time low
0.5
in 2009
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data in Bulgaria, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.9 for job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2 activity - annual data in 2025.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2 activity - annual data in Bulgaria peaked at 1.2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2009.
That places Bulgaria 14th out of 23 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data (2008-2025) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.5 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7 | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8 | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.15, 78% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15, 78% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.68 | 0.5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9167 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 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 activity - annual data in Bulgaria?
- Job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2 activity - annual data in Bulgaria was 0.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2 activity - annual data recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2 activity - annual data recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2 activity - annual data?
- Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2 activity - annual data rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data (2008-2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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