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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Youth unemployment in Bulgaria

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 10 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 13.1% +0.8 pp since 2024
Countries · 2025 10 of 14 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −8.5 pp
vs European Union −2.1 pp European Union: 15.2% · 2025
Youth unemployment, 2000 – 2025 percent · Bulgaria · European Union · World
−8.5 pp since 2015
Bulgaria European Union World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Youth unemployment · percent
Bulgaria
13.1%
European Union
15.2%
World
13.4%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bulgaria · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 13.1% · 2025
First value 33.3% · 2000
Highest 39.3% · 2001
Lowest 8.8% · 2019
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearBulgariaChange European UnionWorld
2025 13.1% +0.8 pp 15.2% 13.4%
2024break in series 12.3% +0.2 pp 15.0% 13.3%
2023 12.1% +1.5 pp 14.6% 13.4%
2022 10.6% −5.2 pp 14.6% 14.1%
2021break in series 15.8% +1.6 pp 16.7% 15.7%
2020 14.2% +5.4 pp 16.8% 17.1%
2019break in series 8.8% −3.9 pp 15.1% 15.3%
2018 12.7% −0.2 pp 16.1% 15.9%
2017 12.9% −4.3 pp 18.0% 16.1%
2016 17.2% −4.4 pp 20.1% 16.0%
2015 21.6% −2.2 pp 21.8% 16.0%
2014 23.8% −4.6 pp 23.5% 15.6%
2013 28.4% +0.3 pp 24.6% 15.7%
2012 28.1% +3.1 pp 23.8% 15.7%
2011break in series 25.0% +3.1 pp 22.0% 15.3%
2010break in series 21.9% +5.7 pp 21.7% 15.2%
2009 16.2% +3.5 pp 20.5% 15.3%
2008break in series 12.7% −2.4 pp 16.1% 14.3%
2007 15.1% −4.4 pp 16.1% 14.2%
2006 19.5% −2.8 pp 18.5% 14.5%
2005break in series 22.3% −2.2 pp 20.3% 14.9%
2004 24.5% −2.6 pp 20.4% 14.8%
2003break in series 27.1% −8.5 pp 19.7% 15.0%
2002 35.6% −3.7 pp 19.5% 14.9%
2001break in series 39.3% +6.0 pp — 14.5%
2000 33.3% — 14.3%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2016 · 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
#TerritoryYouth unemployment
14 Germany 7.1%
13 Czechia 10.5%
12 Netherlands 10.8%
11 Norway 11.2%
10 Lithuania 14.5%
9 Bulgaria 17.2%
8 Poland 17.7%
7 Türkiye 19.5%
6 Finland 20.1%
5 Romania 20.6%
4 France 24.6%
3 Italy 37.8%
2 Spain 44.4%
1 Greece 47.3%

Source: Eurostat, 2016

What it means

The unemployment rate among young people aged 15–24.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people aged 15–24 divided by the labour force of the same age.