BG · 2023 · tespm080
Youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24)
Bulgaria, 2023
Youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24)
2.60
Bulgaria, 2023
▲ 13.0% vs 2022 (2.30)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24) increased by 13.0% compared to 2022, reaching 2.60.
Bulgaria accounts for 43.3% of the EU-27 total of 6.00.
Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 13.3% (from 3.00 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm080, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
43.3%
EU-27: 6.00
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm080