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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Employment rate in Bulgaria

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 7 of 14 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Bulgaria

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 13 figures Economy 14 figures Housing 1 figure Education 4 figures Tourism 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2025 77.0% +0.2 pp since 2024
Countries · 2025 7 of 14 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +9.9 pp
vs European Union +0.9 pp European Union: 76.1% · 2025
Employment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Bulgaria · European Union
+9.9 pp since 2015
Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Employment rate · percent
Bulgaria
77.0%
European Union
76.1%

Source: Eurostat

The series at a glance Bulgaria · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 77.0% · 2025
First value 56.5% · 2000
Highest 77.0% · 2025
Lowest 55.8% · 2001
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearBulgariaChange European Union
2025 77.0% +0.2 pp 76.1%
2024break in series 76.8% +0.6 pp 75.7%
2023 76.2% +0.3 pp 75.3%
2022 75.9% +2.6 pp 74.6%
2021break in series 73.3% −0.3 pp 73.1%
2020 73.6% −1.4 pp 72.2%
2019break in series 75.0% +2.6 pp 73.1%
2018 72.4% +1.1 pp 72.3%
2017 71.3% +3.6 pp 71.3%
2016 67.7% +0.6 pp 70.1%
2015 67.1% +2.0 pp 69.0%
2014 65.1% +1.6 pp 68.1%
2013 63.5% +0.5 pp 67.4%
2012 63.0% +0.1 pp 67.6%
2011break in series 62.9% −1.8 pp 67.8%
2010break in series 64.7% −4.1 pp 67.8%
2009 68.8% −1.9 pp 68.1%
2008break in series 70.7% +2.3 pp 69.5%
2007 68.4% +3.3 pp 69.0%
2006 65.1% +3.2 pp 67.9%
2005break in series 61.9% +0.7 pp 66.8%
2004 61.2% +2.5 pp 66.1%
2003break in series 58.7% +2.2 pp 66.0%
2002 56.5% +0.7 pp 65.7%
2001break in series 55.8% −0.7 pp —
2000 56.5% —

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryEmployment rate
1 Norway 79.1%
2 Germany 78.0%
3 Netherlands 76.4%
4 Czechia 74.8%
5 Lithuania 73.3%
6 Finland 72.9%
7 France 69.5%
8 Poland 67.8%
9 Bulgaria 67.1%
10 Romania 66.0%
11 Spain 62.0%
12 Italy 60.5%
13 Greece 54.9%
14 Türkiye 53.9%

Source: Eurostat, 2015

What it means

The share of working-age people who have a job.

How it is calculated

Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.