Persons outside the labour force by citizenship in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons outside the labour force by citizenship was 1,789 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force by citizenship in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1,789 Thousand persons for persons outside the labour force by citizenship in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force by citizenship in Bulgaria peaked at 2,940 Thousand persons in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,789 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 18th of 36 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 | 2,701 Thousand persons | 2,433 Thousand persons | 2,940 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,227 Thousand persons | 1,899 Thousand persons | 2,428 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,846 Thousand persons | 1,789 Thousand persons | 1,926 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 50.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 73.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons outside the labour force by citizenship in Bulgaria?
- Persons outside the labour force by citizenship in Bulgaria was 1,789 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force by citizenship recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,940 Thousand persons in 2000.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force by citizenship recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,789 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons outside the labour force by citizenship?
- Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force by citizenship 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 Eurostat, published as part of Persons outside the labour force by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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