Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in was 7.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Bulgaria is 7.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Bulgaria peaked at 17.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 15th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 15.0% | — |
| 2007 | 12.8% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -11.4% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | -6.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 7.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.8%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 7.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.4% | 15.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 8.9% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.3% | 9.6% | 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 population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Bulgaria?
- Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Bulgaria was 7.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in jobless private households - % of persons living in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest population in jobless private households - % of persons living in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population in jobless private households - % of persons living in?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in jobless private households - % of persons living in rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.8%. 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 Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in private households where no-one is employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).