Activity rate by sex

In 2024, Bulgaria's activity rate by sex increased by 0.1% compared to 2023, reaching 148.0.

Bulgaria accounts for 98.3% of the EU-27 total of 150.6.

Bulgaria ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.5% (from 147.2 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_wc130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.