Bulgaria — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1989–2030 · 42 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
For Bulgaria, the unemployment rate reading stood at 3.5% in 2025. Against 4.23% in 2024, the period change was −0.73 percentage points.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1989–2030
- Quarterly data, 1993–2026
- Monthly data, 1991–2026
- All 8 sources, downloadable
Latest observations
2021–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 3.2 % |
| 2029 | 3.2 % |
| 2028 | 3.2 % |
| 2027 | 3.9 % |
| 2026 | 4.01 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2021
| 2025 | 3.5 % |
| 2024 | 4.23 % |
| 2023 | 4.39 % |
| 2022 | 4.21 % |
| 2021 | 5.25 % |