ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 644.03 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bulgaria, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bulgaria stood at 644.03 1000 No.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bulgaria peaked at 1,244 1000 No in 2008 and was at its lowest, 603.28 1000 No, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 40th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 876.89 1000 No | — |
| 2007 | 1,216 1000 No | +38.6% |
| 2008 | 1,244 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1,225 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,107 1000 No | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 1,061 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 656.09 1000 No | -38.2% |
| 2013 | 633.41 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 603.28 1000 No | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 634.76 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 609.92 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 650.03 1000 No | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 644.54 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 634.22 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 651.58 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 614.58 1000 No | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 633 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 631.38 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 644.03 1000 No | +2.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 644.03 1000 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 653.42 1000 No, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 644.03 1000 No is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 706.52 1000 No, 91% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +38.6% | 876.89 1000 No | 1,216 1000 No |
| 2012 | -38.2% | 1,061 1000 No | 656.09 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,140 1000 No | 876.89 1000 No | 1,244 1000 No | 4 |
| 2010s | 723.37 1000 No | 603.28 1000 No | 1,107 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 634.91 1000 No | 614.58 1000 No | 651.58 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 60.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 759.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bulgaria?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bulgaria was 644.03 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,244 1000 No in 2008.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 603.28 1000 No in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Bulgaria ranks 40th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.