BG · 2025 · tesem050
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
Bulgaria, 2025
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
142.4
Bulgaria, 2025
▲ 1.9% vs 2024 (139.8)
Analysis
In 2025, Bulgaria's employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 increased by 1.9% compared to 2024, reaching 142.4.
Bulgaria accounts for 107.2% of the EU-27 total of 132.8.
Bulgaria ranks 10th 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 12.3% (from 126.8 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
107.2%
EU-27: 132.8
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem050