BG · 2026 · teilm020
Unemployment rate by sex
Bulgaria, 2026
Unemployment rate by sex
9.60
Bulgaria, 2026
▼ 69.9% vs 2025 (31.9)
Analysis
In 2026, Bulgaria's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 69.9% compared to 2025, reaching 9.60.
Bulgaria accounts for 53.6% of the EU-27 total of 17.9.
Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset teilm020, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2026
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2026
53.6%
EU-27: 17.9
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2025 2026
Source:
Eurostat · teilm020