Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unemployment by sex and age - annual data was 107 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Bulgaria, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Bulgaria stood at 107 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Bulgaria peaked at 469 Thousand persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 107 Thousand persons, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 29th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 276 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 388 Thousand persons | +40.6% |
| 2011 | 410 Thousand persons | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 444 Thousand persons | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 469 Thousand persons | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 417 Thousand persons | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 337 Thousand persons | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 280 Thousand persons | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 240 Thousand persons | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 206 Thousand persons | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 165 Thousand persons | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 187 Thousand persons | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 157 Thousand persons | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 127 Thousand persons | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 132 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 127 Thousand persons | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 107 Thousand persons | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 276 Thousand persons | 276 Thousand persons | 276 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 335.6 Thousand persons | 165 Thousand persons | 469 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 139.5 Thousand persons | 107 Thousand persons | 187 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- 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 sex and age - annual data in Bulgaria?
- Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Bulgaria was 107 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 469 Thousand persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 107 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for unemployment by sex and age - annual data?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. 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 sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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