Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS was 9.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS in Bulgaria, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Bulgaria is 9.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Bulgaria peaked at 19.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 11th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19.3% | — |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.1% | 12.2% | 19.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 9.7% | 12.9% | 5 |
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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 rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Bulgaria?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Bulgaria was 9.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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