Unemployment rate women in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unemployment rate women was 3.29 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate women in Bulgaria, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate women in Bulgaria stood at 3.29. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Bulgaria peaked at 18.86 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.29, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.92 | — |
| 1992 | 15.06 | +37.8% |
| 1993 | 16.14 | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 12.6 | -21.9% |
| 1995 | 10.93 | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 12.3 | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 13.48 | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 11.77 | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 14.15 | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 15.81 | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 18.86 | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 17.36 | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 13.19 | -24.0% |
| 2004 | 11.62 | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 9.83 | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 9.3 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 7.29 | -21.6% |
| 2008 | 5.76 | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 6.62 | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 9.61 | +45.1% |
| 2011 | 10.11 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 10.84 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 11.84 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 10.4 | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 8.42 | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 6.97 | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 5.95 | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 4.65 | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 3.79 | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 4.67 | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 4.92 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 3.93 | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 4.22 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 3.93 | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 3.29 | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.04 | 10.92 | 16.14 | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.56 | 5.76 | 18.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.26 | 3.79 | 11.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.16 | 3.29 | 4.92 | 6 |
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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 rate women in Bulgaria?
- Unemployment rate women in Bulgaria was 3.29 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.86 in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for unemployment rate women?
- Bulgaria ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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