Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to was -11.5 Percentage points in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage points.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to in Bulgaria is -11.5 Percentage points, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to in Bulgaria peaked at -7.2 Percentage points in 2001 and was at its lowest, -11.9 Percentage points, in 2022.
Bulgaria ranks 29th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -9.3 Percentage points | -11 Percentage points | -7.2 Percentage points | 10 |
| 2010s | -9.79 Percentage points | -11.5 Percentage points | -8.2 Percentage points | 10 |
| 2020s | -11.4 Percentage points | -11.9 Percentage points | -10.8 Percentage points | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita 0.0008 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.048 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to in Bulgaria?
- Labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to in Bulgaria was -11.5 Percentage points in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was -7.2 Percentage points in 2001.
- What is the lowest labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.9 Percentage points in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to population ratio, gender difference. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p style="text-align: justify;">This dataset provides indicators on labour market, in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Data covered</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Indicators include labour force, participation rate, employment, employment to population ratio, part-time employment rate, unemployment, unemployment rate, long-term unemployment rate and share of fixed-term employment contracts. Indicators are available by sex, for 15-64 year-olds. 15-24 year-olds and 15 year-olds or more age ranges are also available.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>