Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Bulgaria, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Bulgaria is 5.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Bulgaria peaked at 24.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24.9% | — |
| 2002 | 23.4% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +25.3% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +48.9% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 7.5% | 24.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 6.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.7% | 7.8% | 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 rates of young persons not in education and training by in Bulgaria?
- Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Bulgaria was 5.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. 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 of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level and years since completion of highest level of education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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