BG · 2022 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Bulgaria, 2022
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
8.80
Bulgaria, 2022
▼ 15.4% vs 2021 (10.4)
Analysis
In 2022, Bulgaria's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 15.4% compared to 2021, reaching 8.80.
Bulgaria accounts for 91.7% of the EU-27 total of 9.60.
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 fallen by 45.0% (from 16.0 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
91.7%
EU-27: 9.60
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130