BG · 2025 · lfsa_egan
Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
Bulgaria, 2025
Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
2,809k
Bulgaria, 2025
▼ 0.4% vs 2024 (2,821k)
Analysis
In 2025, Bulgaria's employment (15-64, all citizenships) decreased by 0.4% compared to 2024, reaching 2,809k.
Bulgaria accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 201,574k.
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 0.9% (from 2,833k in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_egan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
1.4%
EU-27: 201,574k
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_egan