Employment of older workers in Bulgaria

Name: Employment of older workers in Bulgaria
Creator: Eurostat
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71.2% of people aged 55 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 55 to 64 % of population aged 55 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Bulgaria, 2025 71.2% % of population aged 55 to 64

Change from 2024 +1.3percentage points 2024: 69.9%

European Union, 2025 66.4% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 69.4% Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2025 13th of 34 See the full ranking

Employment of older workers in Bulgaria over time

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% of population aged 55 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 (% of population aged 55 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period	Bulgaria	European Union
2025	71.2%	66.4%
2024	69.9%b (break in time series)	65.2%
2023	69.5%	63.9%
2022	68.3%	62.3%
2021	64.8%	60.4%
2020	63.4%	59.0%
2019	63.5%b (break in time series)	58.6%
2018	59.9%	57.3%
2017	57.4%	55.5%
2016	53.8%	53.5%
2015	52.2%	51.4%
2014	49.3%	49.7%
2013	46.8%	47.9%
2012	45.1%	46.4%
2011	44.0%b (break in time series)	45.0%
2010	44.2%b (break in time series)	43.7%
2009	45.4%	43.2%

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

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In short

That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 69.9% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 52.2%, the figure has changed by +19.0 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 13th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 66.4%.