BG · 2017 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Bulgaria, 2017
Gender employment gap
15.2
Bulgaria, 2017
▲ 11.8% vs 2016 (13.6)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's gender employment gap increased by 11.8% compared to 2016, reaching 15.2.
Bulgaria accounts for 67.9% of the EU-27 total of 22.4.
Bulgaria ranks 17th 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 46.2% (from 10.4 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
67.9%
EU-27: 22.4
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060