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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Bulgaria's labour force participation stands at 56.12% as of 2025-12-31, down from 56.28% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Bulgaria's labour force participation was 56.12%, down from 56.28% in 2024.
In 2024, Bulgaria's labour force participation was 56.28%, down from 56.9% in 2023.
In 2023, Bulgaria's labour force participation was 56.9%, up from 56.74% in 2022.
In 2022, Bulgaria's labour force participation was 56.74%, up from 55.39% in 2021.
In 2021, Bulgaria's labour force participation was 55.39%, down from 55.88% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.12% | -0.16% |
| 2024 | 56.28% | -0.621% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | +0.161% |
| 2022 | 56.74% | +1.34% |
| 2021 | 55.39% | -0.486% |
| 2020 | 55.88% | -0.781% |
| 2019 | 56.66% | +1.34% |
| 2018 | 55.32% | -0.089% |
| 2017 | 55.41% | +2.09% |
| 2016 | 53.31% | -0.899% |
| 2015 | 54.21% | +0.242% |
| 2014 | 53.97% | +0.03% |
| 2013 | 53.94% | +0.763% |
| 2012 | 53.17% | +0.623% |
| 2011 | 52.55% | -0.952% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | -0.597% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | -0.762% |
| 2008 | 54.86% | +1.32% |
| 2007 | 53.55% | +1.53% |
| 2006 | 52.01% | +1.89% |
| 2005 | 50.13% | -0.78% |
| 2004 | 50.91% | +0.749% |
| 2003 | 50.16% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 50.96% | -0.514% |
| 2001 | 51.47% | +1.52% |
| 2000 | 49.95% | -0.232% |
| 1999 | 50.18% | +0.395% |
| 1998 | 49.79% | -0.224% |
| 1997 | 50.01% | +0.57% |
| 1996 | 49.44% | -0.213% |
| 1995 | 49.66% | -0.136% |
| 1994 | 49.79% | -0.117% |
| 1993 | 49.91% | -0.156% |
| 1992 | 50.07% | -0.078% |
| 1991 | 50.14% | -0.116% |
| 1990 | 50.26% | — |
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Bulgaria's labour force participation is 56.12% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 56.28% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 56.9% (2023); the lowest is 49.44% (1996), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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