Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Bulgaria, 2016–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Bulgaria is 1.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.8% on the previous year and down 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Bulgaria peaked at 3.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.8% | — |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -26.3% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +75.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -29.6% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -36.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 24% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 6 |
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 rates by sex, age and other typologies in Bulgaria?
- Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Bulgaria was 1.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.4%. 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 rates by sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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