BG · 2023 · tesem050
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
Bulgaria, 2023
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
139.0
Bulgaria, 2023
▲ 1.8% vs 2022 (136.6)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 increased by 1.8% compared to 2022, reaching 139.0.
Bulgaria accounts for 108.8% of the EU-27 total of 127.8.
Bulgaria ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 16.0% (from 119.8 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
108.8%
EU-27: 127.8
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem050