Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 was 60 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
60
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
19th
of 47 countries
All-time high
224
in 2001
All-time low
56
in 2018
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Bulgaria, 2000–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 60 for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Bulgaria peaked at 224 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 56, in 2018.
Bulgaria ranks 19th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 205 | — |
| 2001 | 224 | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 192 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 154 | -19.8% |
| 2004 | 144 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 133 | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 111 | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 87 | -21.6% |
| 2008 | 72 | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 91 | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 122 | +34.1% |
| 2011 | 114 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 122 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 132 | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 123 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 89 | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 75 | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 67 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 56 | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 62 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 60 | -3.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 60 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 60 is above the median for high income countries, which is 58, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 141.3 | 72 | 224 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2 | 56 | 132 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 1 |
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 unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Bulgaria?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Bulgaria was 60 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 224 in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. 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 Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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