BG · 2023 · lfsa_egan
Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
Bulgaria, 2023
Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
2,822k
Bulgaria, 2023
▼ 0.7% vs 2022 (2,841k)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's employment (15-64, all citizenships) decreased by 0.7% compared to 2022, reaching 2,822k.
Bulgaria accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 199,013k.
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 8.1% (from 3,069k in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_egan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
1.4%
EU-27: 199,013k
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_egan