Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 106.9 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 106.9 for unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Bulgaria peaked at 685.6 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 106.9, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 25th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 404.31 | 199.7 | 685.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 302.38 | 131.7 | 436.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.37 | 106.9 | 156.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More work & labour data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Bulgaria?
- Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Bulgaria was 106.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 685.6 in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 106.9 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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