Bulgaria Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Bulgaria youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 11.99%, a 1.24% increase from 2022.
  • Bulgaria youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 10.75%, a 5.09% decline from 2021.
  • Bulgaria youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 15.84%, a 1.62% increase from 2020.
  • Bulgaria youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 14.22%, a 5.32% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Turkey 17.61%
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Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
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Bulgaria 11.99%
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Bulgaria Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 11.99% 1.24%
2022 10.75% -5.09%
2021 15.84% 1.62%
2020 14.22% 5.32%
2019 8.90% -3.78%
2018 12.69% -0.25%
2017 12.93% -4.31%
2016 17.24% -4.44%
2015 21.67% -2.13%
2014 23.80% -4.60%
2013 28.40% 0.28%
2012 28.12% 3.07%
2011 25.06% 3.12%
2010 21.94% 5.73%
2009 16.21% 3.45%
2008 12.76% -2.37%
2007 15.13% -4.39%
2006 19.52% -2.82%
2005 22.34% -2.12%
2004 24.46% -2.57%
2003 27.03% -8.55%
2002 35.58% -3.48%
2001 39.06% 5.83%
2000 33.23% 4.74%
1999 28.50% 3.83%
1998 24.67% -2.81%
1997 27.48% 2.49%
1996 25.00% 2.96%
1995 22.04% -3.18%
1994 25.22% -6.84%
1993 32.07% 2.34%
1992 29.73% 8.07%
1991 21.66% 8.07%