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.

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Get the full series

  • Annual data, 1989–2030
  • Quarterly data, 1993–2026
  • Monthly data, 1991–2026
  • All 8 sources, downloadable

Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
20303.2 %
20293.2 %
20283.2 %
20273.9 %
20264.01 %
5 earlier values, back to 2021
20253.5 %
20244.23 %
20234.39 %
20224.21 %
20215.25 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.