Bulgaria Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

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 2021 was 20.70%, a 1.2% decline from 2020.
  • Bulgaria labor force participation rate for 2020 was 21.90%, a 2.01% decline from 2019.
  • Bulgaria labor force participation rate for 2019 was 23.91%, a 0.23% increase from 2018.
  • Bulgaria labor force participation rate for 2018 was 23.68%, a 2.61% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
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Bulgaria Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 20.70% -1.20%
2020 21.90% -2.01%
2019 23.91% 0.23%
2018 23.68% -2.61%
2017 26.29% 2.41%
2016 23.88% -2.07%
2015 25.95% -1.25%
2014 27.20% -2.43%
2013 29.64% -0.80%
2012 30.43% 0.99%
2011 29.44% -1.70%
2010 31.14% 1.67%
2009 29.47% -0.58%
2008 30.06% 1.23%
2007 28.83% 0.01%
2006 28.82% 0.98%
2005 27.84% -1.65%
2004 29.48% 0.24%
2003 29.25% -2.59%
2002 31.84% -2.90%
2001 34.74% 4.01%
2000 30.72% -1.92%
1999 32.64% -1.97%
1998 34.62% -2.02%
1997 36.64% -2.05%
1996 38.69% -2.08%
1995 40.77% -2.10%
1994 42.87% -2.12%
1993 44.98% -2.12%
1992 47.11% 0.79%
1991 46.31% 0.97%
1990 45.34% 0.97%