Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 3.5% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bulgaria peaked at 21.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 132nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 1.7% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 5.6% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 4.1% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bulgaria?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Bulgaria was 3.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Bulgaria ranks 132nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.