BG · 2021 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Bulgaria, 2021
Gender employment gap
16.8
Bulgaria, 2021
▲ 1.2% vs 2020 (16.6)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's gender employment gap increased by 1.2% compared to 2020, reaching 16.8.
Bulgaria accounts for 77.1% of the EU-27 total of 21.8.
Bulgaria ranks 14th 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 23.5% (from 13.6 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
77.1%
EU-27: 21.8
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060