BG · 2021 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Bulgaria, 2021
Employment rates by citizenship
72.3%
Bulgaria, 2021
▼ 0.8% vs 2020 (72.9%)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's employment rates by citizenship decreased by 0.8% compared to 2020, reaching 72.3%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 73.3%.
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 8.4% (from 66.7% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
98.6%
EU-27: 73.3%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan