ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 6.14 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Bulgaria, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Bulgaria is 6.14 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 137.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Bulgaria peaked at 6.14 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.91 %, in 2012.
Bulgaria ranks 63rd of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.75 % | — |
| 2007 | 2.7 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.68 % | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 2.68 % | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 2.32 % | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 2.04 % | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 1.91 % | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 2.25 % | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 2.59 % | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 2.98 % | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 2.85 % | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 4.06 % | +42.5% |
| 2018 | 4.21 % | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 4.8 % | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 5.29 % | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 4.88 % | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 4.89 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.62 % | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 6.14 % | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.95 % | 2.68 % | 3.68 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 3 % | 1.91 % | 4.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 % | 4.88 % | 6.14 % | 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2172 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,415 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1927 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 3,916 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1117 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Bulgaria?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Bulgaria was 6.14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.14 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 % in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Bulgaria ranks 63rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, 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.