BG · 2021 · tepsr_wc170
Unemployment rate by age
Bulgaria, 2021
Unemployment rate by age
15.8
Bulgaria, 2021
▲ 11.3% vs 2020 (14.2)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's unemployment rate by age increased by 11.3% compared to 2020, reaching 15.8.
Bulgaria accounts for 94.6% of the EU-27 total of 16.7.
Bulgaria ranks 15th 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 17.2 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_wc170, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
94.6%
EU-27: 16.7
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_wc170