BG · 2024 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Bulgaria, 2024
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
8.80
Bulgaria, 2024
▼ 4.3% vs 2023 (9.20)
Analysis
In 2024, Bulgaria's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 4.3% compared to 2023, reaching 8.80.
Bulgaria accounts for 115.8% of the EU-27 total of 7.60.
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 26.7% (from 12.0 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
115.8%
EU-27: 7.60
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130