BG · 2023 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Bulgaria, 2023
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
9.20
Bulgaria, 2023
▲ 4.5% vs 2022 (8.80)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's long-term unemployment rate by sex increased by 4.5% compared to 2022, reaching 9.20.
Bulgaria accounts for 109.5% of the EU-27 total of 8.40.
Bulgaria ranks 6th 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 37.8% (from 14.8 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
109.5%
EU-27: 8.40
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130