BG · 2016 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Bulgaria, 2016
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
8.6%
Bulgaria, 2016
▼ 14.9% vs 2015 (10.1%)
Analysis
In 2016, Bulgaria's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 14.9% compared to 2015, reaching 8.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 9.3%.
Bulgaria ranks 11th 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 30.1% (from 12.3% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
92.5%
EU-27: 9.3%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a