Bulgaria vs Poland: Unemployment rate,Percent

Bulgaria
5.1%
in 2026
Poland
5.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
36th
Poland rank
34th

Unemployment rate,Percent over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Poland
5101520199020082026

How they compare

Poland currently reports 5.4% against 5.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 36th and Poland ranks 34th of 71 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 13.2% 13.4% 0.2% Poland
2000s 12.3% 15.7% 3.5% Poland
2010s 9.0% 10.1% 1.1% Poland
2020s 5.6% 5.6% 0.0% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment rate,percent, Bulgaria or Poland?
Poland, at 5.4% against 5.1% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployment rate,percent between Bulgaria and Poland?
0.3%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for unemployment rate,percent?
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Poland ranks 34th of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
Last refreshed