Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Bulgaria

Name: Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Bulgaria
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77.0% of people aged 20 to 64 in Bulgaria were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 % of population aged 20 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Bulgaria, 2025 77.0% % of population aged 20 to 64

Change from 2024 +0.2percentage points 2024: 76.8%

European Union, 2025 76.1% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 78.3% Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2025 21st of 34 See the full ranking

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Bulgaria over time

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% of population aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 (% of population aged 20 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period	Bulgaria	European Union
2025	77.0%	76.1%
2024	76.8%b (break in time series)	75.7%
2023	76.2%	75.3%
2022	75.9%	74.6%
2021	73.3%	73.0%
2020	72.7%	71.7%
2019	74.3%b (break in time series)	72.7%
2018	71.7%	71.9%
2017	70.6%	70.9%
2016	67.0%	69.6%
2015	66.5%	68.5%
2014	64.4%	67.5%
2013	62.9%	66.7%
2012	62.4%	66.9%
2011	62.3%b (break in time series)	67.1%
2010	64.1%b (break in time series)	67.0%
2009	68.2%	67.3%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 76.8% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 66.5%, the figure has changed by +10.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 21st highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 76.1%.