BG · 2018 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Bulgaria, 2018
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
15.9%
Bulgaria, 2018
▼ 1.2% vs 2017 (16.1%)
Analysis
In 2018, Bulgaria's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 1.2% compared to 2017, reaching 15.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 16.7%.
Bulgaria ranks 12th 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 49.5% (from 31.5% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
95.2%
EU-27: 16.7%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a