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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Bulgaria

The youth unemployment rate in Bulgaria was 13.1% in 2025.

Measure: Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 Unit: % of the labour force aged 15 to 24 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Bulgaria, 2025 13.1% % of the labour force aged 15 to 24
Change from 2024 +0.8percentage points 2024: 12.3%
European Union, 2025 15.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 14.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 24th of 34 See the full ranking

Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Bulgaria over time

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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 (% of the labour force aged 15 to 24), 2009 to 2025
Period BulgariaEuropean Union
2025 13.1% 15.2%
2024 12.3%b (break in time series) 15.0%
2023 12.1% 14.6%
2022 10.6% 14.6%
2021 15.8% 16.7%
2020 17.5% 17.6%
2019 12.1%b (break in time series) 15.7%
2018 15.9% 16.7%
2017 16.1% 18.6%
2016 20.4% 20.7%
2015 24.7% 22.4%
2014 26.9% 24.1%
2013 31.5% 25.2%
2012 31.2% 24.4%
2011 28.2%b (break in time series) 22.5%
2010 25.1%b (break in time series) 22.4%
2009 19.4% 21.2%

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

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 12.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 24.7%, the figure has changed by −11.6 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 24th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.

More for Bulgaria

All statistics for Bulgaria
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 3.5% 2025 · Eurostat NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 13.8% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of youth unemployment 10.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Long-term unemployment rate 1.5% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 77.0% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 73.2% 2025 · Eurostat

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Eurostat
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Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
une_rt_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-24 unit=PC_ACT
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Bulgaria
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat