BG · 2017 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Bulgaria, 2017
Employment rates by citizenship
70.6%
Bulgaria, 2017
▲ 5.8% vs 2016 (66.7%)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's employment rates by citizenship increased by 5.8% compared to 2016, reaching 70.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 72.1%.
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 15.2% (from 61.3% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
97.9%
EU-27: 72.1%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan