BG · 2021 · lfsa_egan
Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
Bulgaria, 2021
Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
2,785k
Bulgaria, 2021
▼ 1.7% vs 2020 (2,833k)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's employment (15-64, all citizenships) decreased by 1.7% compared to 2020, reaching 2,785k.
Bulgaria accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 192,571k.
Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 5.7% (from 2,954k in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_egan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
1.4%
EU-27: 192,571k
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_egan