Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64

In 2024, Bulgaria's employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 increased by 0.6% compared to 2023, reaching 139.8.

Bulgaria accounts for 107.2% of the EU-27 total of 130.4.

Bulgaria ranks 11th 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 10.1% (from 127.0 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.