BG · 2022 · lfsa_egan
Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
Bulgaria, 2022
Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
2,841k
Bulgaria, 2022
▲ 2.0% vs 2021 (2,785k)
Analysis
In 2022, Bulgaria's employment (15-64, all citizenships) increased by 2.0% compared to 2021, reaching 2,841k.
Bulgaria accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 196,945k.
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 7.6% (from 3,073k in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_egan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
1.4%
EU-27: 196,945k
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_egan