Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 2,540 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2,540 Persons for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Bulgaria peaked at 2,941 Persons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,287 Persons, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 27th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,371 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 2,287 Persons | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 2,335 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,400 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 2,478 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2,556 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2,700 Persons | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 2,847 Persons | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 2,941 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 2,846 Persons | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2,687 Persons | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 2,605 Persons | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 2,592 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,577 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,607 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2,665 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2,661 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,773 Persons | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2,782 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,711 Persons | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 2,604 Persons | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 2,556 Persons | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2,608 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2,595 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 2,578 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 2,540 Persons | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,576 Persons | 2,287 Persons | 2,941 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,666 Persons | 2,577 Persons | 2,782 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,580 Persons | 2,540 Persons | 2,608 Persons | 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 number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Bulgaria?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Bulgaria was 2,540 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,941 Persons in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,287 Persons in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Bulgaria ranks 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3