BG · 2018 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Bulgaria, 2018
Employment rates by citizenship
71.5%
Bulgaria, 2018
▲ 1.3% vs 2017 (70.6%)
Analysis
In 2018, Bulgaria's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.3% compared to 2017, reaching 71.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 73.1%.
Bulgaria ranks 20th 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 15.1% (from 62.1% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
97.8%
EU-27: 73.1%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan