Bulgaria · annual SERIES
Labour force participation in Bulgaria
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
56.12%%
2025Observation year
-0.16 pp from 2024
% · ILOSTAT via World Bank WDI · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.115 | present |
| 2024 | 56.275 | present |
| 2023 | 56.896 | present |
| 2022 | 56.735 | present |
| 2021 | 55.392 | present |
| 2020 | 55.878 | present |
| 2019 | 56.659 | present |
| 2018 | 55.316 | present |
| 2017 | 55.405 | present |
| 2016 | 53.31 | present |
| 2015 | 54.209 | present |
| 2014 | 53.967 | present |
| 2013 | 53.937 | present |
| 2012 | 53.174 | present |
| 2011 | 52.551 | present |
| 2010 | 53.503 | present |
| 2009 | 54.1 | present |
| 2008 | 54.862 | present |
| 2007 | 53.547 | present |
| 2006 | 52.014 | present |
| 2005 | 50.129 | present |
| 2004 | 50.909 | present |
| 2003 | 50.16 | present |
| 2002 | 50.96 | present |
| 2001 | 51.474 | present |
| 2000 | 49.952 | present |
Definition & method
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
What to keep in mind
- Modelled ILO estimates for both sexes ages 15+. Estimates differ from national survey series.
- Annual 2000–2025 selection; unavailable values remain missing.
- The ILO modelled series includes unlabelled imputed observations with high uncertainty. Country comparisons and rankings are disabled; same-country comparisons retain this caution.