BG · 2017 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Bulgaria, 2017
Employment rates by citizenship
63.1%
Bulgaria, 2017
▲ 5.2% vs 2016 (60.0%)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's employment rates by citizenship increased by 5.2% compared to 2016, reaching 63.1%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 61.3%.
Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 12.1% (from 56.3% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
102.9%
EU-27: 61.3%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan