Bulgaria Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2022
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Bulgaria labor force participation rate for 2019 was 24.33%, a 0.06% decline from 2018.
- Bulgaria labor force participation rate for 2018 was 24.39%, a 2.51% decline from 2017.
- Bulgaria labor force participation rate for 2017 was 26.90%, a 2.47% increase from 2016.
- Bulgaria labor force participation rate for 2016 was 24.43%, a 1.84% decline from 2015.
| Bulgaria Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2019 |
24.33% |
-0.06% |
| 2018 |
24.39% |
-2.51% |
| 2017 |
26.90% |
2.47% |
| 2016 |
24.43% |
-1.84% |
| 2015 |
26.27% |
-0.81% |
| 2014 |
27.08% |
-2.26% |
| 2013 |
29.34% |
-0.85% |
| 2012 |
30.19% |
0.89% |
| 2011 |
29.30% |
-2.08% |
| 2010 |
31.38% |
-1.05% |
| 2009 |
32.43% |
-0.99% |
| 2008 |
33.42% |
1.86% |
| 2007 |
31.56% |
0.17% |
| 2006 |
31.39% |
1.55% |
| 2005 |
29.84% |
-1.34% |
| 2004 |
31.18% |
0.73% |
| 2003 |
30.45% |
-2.61% |
| 2002 |
33.06% |
-2.81% |
| 2001 |
35.87% |
5.12% |
| 2000 |
30.75% |
-2.11% |
| 1999 |
32.86% |
-2.02% |
| 1998 |
34.88% |
-1.96% |
| 1997 |
36.84% |
-1.97% |
| 1996 |
38.81% |
-2.03% |
| 1995 |
40.84% |
-2.09% |
| 1994 |
42.93% |
-2.08% |
| 1993 |
45.01% |
-2.05% |
| 1992 |
47.06% |
1.42% |
| 1991 |
45.64% |
1.62% |
| 1990 |
44.02% |
1.62% |
