BG · 2023 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Bulgaria, 2023
Employment rates by citizenship
67.4%
Bulgaria, 2023
▲ 0.3% vs 2022 (67.2%)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's employment rates by citizenship increased by 0.3% compared to 2022, reaching 67.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 65.7%.
Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.5% (from 63.9% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
102.6%
EU-27: 65.7%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan