Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason was 0.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
6th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.3
in 2003
All-time low
0.1
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2023
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2023, persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Bulgaria stood at 0.2.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Bulgaria peaked at 0.3 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 6th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | +200.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.21 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1667 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.275 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 4 Latvia 0.3 compare
- 4 Latvia 0.3 compare
- 6 Italy 0.2 compare
- 6 Portugal 0.2 compare
- 9 Belgium 0.1
- 9 Cyprus 0.1 compare
- 9 Germany 0.1 compare
- 9 Finland 0.1 compare
- 9 Croatia 0.1 compare
- 9 Hungary 0.1 compare
- 9 North Macedonia 0.1 compare
- 9 Serbia 0.1 compare
- 9 Sweden 0.1 compare
- 9 Croatia 0.1 compare
- 9 North Macedonia 0.1 compare
- 9 Serbia 0.1 compare
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 persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Bulgaria?
- Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Bulgaria was 0.2 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2003.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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