Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Bulgaria, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population outside the labour force.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.0% for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Bulgaria peaked at 2.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2016.
That places Bulgaria 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population outside the labour force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.0% | — |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 25% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.0%, 25% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 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 transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Bulgaria?
- Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Bulgaria was 1.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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