Bulgaria Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024
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 2023 was 22.87%, a 0.67% increase from 2022.
- Bulgaria labor force participation rate for 2022 was 22.20%, a 2.22% increase from 2021.
- Bulgaria labor force participation rate for 2021 was 19.97%, a 1.91% decline from 2020.
- Bulgaria labor force participation rate for 2020 was 21.89%, a 2.02% decline from 2019.
| Bulgaria Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
22.87% |
0.67% |
| 2022 |
22.20% |
2.22% |
| 2021 |
19.97% |
-1.91% |
| 2020 |
21.89% |
-2.02% |
| 2019 |
23.90% |
0.22% |
| 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 |
29.63% |
-0.79% |
| 2012 |
30.42% |
0.98% |
| 2011 |
29.44% |
-1.71% |
| 2010 |
31.15% |
1.64% |
| 2009 |
29.51% |
-0.60% |
| 2008 |
30.11% |
1.23% |
| 2007 |
28.88% |
0.02% |
| 2006 |
28.86% |
1.00% |
| 2005 |
27.86% |
-1.63% |
| 2004 |
29.49% |
0.27% |
| 2003 |
29.22% |
-2.62% |
| 2002 |
31.84% |
-2.82% |
| 2001 |
34.66% |
3.99% |
| 2000 |
30.67% |
-1.89% |
| 1999 |
32.56% |
-1.95% |
| 1998 |
34.51% |
-2.01% |
| 1997 |
36.52% |
-2.06% |
| 1996 |
38.58% |
-2.11% |
| 1995 |
40.69% |
-2.15% |
| 1994 |
42.84% |
-2.18% |
| 1993 |
45.02% |
-2.20% |
| 1992 |
47.22% |
0.84% |
| 1991 |
46.38% |
0.84% |
