BG · 2021 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Bulgaria, 2021
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
10.4
Bulgaria, 2021
▼ 7.1% vs 2020 (11.2)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 7.1% compared to 2020, reaching 10.4.
Bulgaria accounts for 92.9% of the EU-27 total of 11.2.
Bulgaria ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 50.0% (from 20.8 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
92.9%
EU-27: 11.2
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130