Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.2% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in 2016.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and up 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria peaked at 0.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 20th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -47.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +166.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -36.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7 |
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More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria?
- Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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