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Bulgaria Average Unemployment Rate 1989-2025

9.66% 37 data points
Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Bulgaria's average unemployment rate from 1989 to 2025 was 9.66%, based on 37 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)
YearValueChangeRank
2025 3.54% −0.70pp 58th
2024 4.20% −0.19pp 74th
2023 4.32% +0.11pp 82nd
2022 4.15% −1.10pp 71st
2021 5.17% −0.04pp 77th
2020 5.04% +0.76pp 70th
2019 4.15% −1.13pp 67th
2018 5.21% −1.02pp 94th
2017 6.16% −1.50pp 105th
2016 7.58% −1.66pp 114th
2015 9.14% −2.38pp 131st
2014 11.42% −1.61pp 144th
2013 12.94% +0.56pp 154th
2012 12.27% +0.92pp 150th
2011 11.26% +1.05pp 144th
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