Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Bulgaria's youth unemployment rate stands at 10.15% as of 2025-12-31, down from 12.49% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Bulgaria's youth unemployment rate was 10.15%, down from 12.49% in 2024.
In 2024, Bulgaria's youth unemployment rate was 12.49%, up from 12.05% in 2023.
In 2023, Bulgaria's youth unemployment rate was 12.05%, up from 10.58% in 2022.
In 2022, Bulgaria's youth unemployment rate was 10.58%, down from 15.7% in 2021.
In 2021, Bulgaria's youth unemployment rate was 15.7%, up from 14.14% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.15% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 12.49% | +0.444% |
| 2023 | 12.05% | +1.47% |
| 2022 | 10.58% | -5.12% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +1.56% |
| 2020 | 14.14% | +5.37% |
| 2019 | 8.78% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 12.68% | -0.251% |
| 2017 | 12.93% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 17.22% | -4.43% |
| 2015 | 21.65% | -2.12% |
| 2014 | 23.77% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 28.37% | +0.264% |
| 2012 | 28.11% | +3.05% |
| 2011 | 25.06% | +3.11% |
| 2010 | 21.95% | +5.69% |
| 2009 | 16.26% | +3.46% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -2.38% |
| 2007 | 15.18% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 19.58% | -2.81% |
| 2005 | 22.39% | -2.11% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | -2.56% |
| 2003 | 27.06% | -8.55% |
| 2002 | 35.61% | -3.48% |
| 2001 | 39.09% | +5.88% |
| 2000 | 33.21% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 28.5% | +3.56% |
| 1998 | 24.94% | -2.91% |
| 1997 | 27.85% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 25.64% | +2.97% |
| 1995 | 22.67% | -3.36% |
| 1994 | 26.03% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 33.23% | +2.24% |
| 1992 | 30.99% | +8.38% |
| 1991 | 22.62% | — |
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Bulgaria's youth unemployment rate is 10.15% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 12.49% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 39.09% (2001); the lowest is 8.78% (2019), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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