BG · 2016 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Bulgaria, 2016
Employment rates by citizenship
66.7%
Bulgaria, 2016
▲ 1.2% vs 2015 (65.9%)
Analysis
In 2016, Bulgaria's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.2% compared to 2015, reaching 66.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 70.9%.
Bulgaria ranks 22nd 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 9.0% (from 61.2% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
94.1%
EU-27: 70.9%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan