Bulgaria Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Bulgaria labor force participation rate for 2022 was 21.26%, a 1.28% increase from 2021.
  • Bulgaria labor force participation rate for 2021 was 19.97%, a 1.91% decline from 2020.
  • Bulgaria labor force participation rate for 2020 was 21.89%, a 2.02% decline from 2019.
  • Bulgaria labor force participation rate for 2019 was 23.90%, a 0.22% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 58.00%
Brazil 56.76%
Paraguay 56.37%
Peru 55.60%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 51.75%
Maldives 50.33%
Guatemala 49.69%
China 48.33%
Dominican Republic 47.04%
Ecuador 46.52%
Colombia 46.02%
Belize 45.23%
Mexico 44.51%
Malaysia 43.49%
Azerbaijan 43.41%
Samoa 43.34%
Guyana 43.03%
Turkey 42.74%
Belarus 42.70%
Costa Rica 42.64%
Kazakhstan 40.84%
Armenia 40.40%
Thailand 39.80%
Mauritius 39.31%
Cuba 39.25%
Fiji 38.00%
Lebanon 36.75%
Botswana 35.79%
Suriname 35.65%
Jamaica 34.93%
Albania 34.42%
Montenegro 33.23%
Bosnia 32.36%
South Africa 29.75%
Serbia 29.32%
Namibia 29.18%
Tonga 28.30%
North Macedonia 28.24%
Venezuela 27.89%
Equatorial Guinea 27.58%
Iraq 27.20%
Romania 25.90%
Turkmenistan 25.52%
Jordan 25.14%
Iran 24.43%
Algeria 23.51%
Bulgaria 21.26%
Gabon 17.49%
Libya 16.44%
Bulgaria Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 21.26% 1.28%
2021 19.97% -1.91%
2020 21.89% -2.02%
2019 23.90% 0.22%
2018 23.68% -2.61%
2017 26.29% 2.41%
2016 23.88% -2.07%
2015 25.95% -1.25%
2014 27.20% -2.43%
2013 29.63% -0.79%
2012 30.42% 0.98%
2011 29.44% -1.71%
2010 31.15% 1.64%
2009 29.51% -0.60%
2008 30.11% 1.23%
2007 28.88% 0.02%
2006 28.86% 1.00%
2005 27.86% -1.63%
2004 29.49% 0.27%
2003 29.22% -2.62%
2002 31.84% -2.82%
2001 34.66% 3.99%
2000 30.67% -1.89%
1999 32.56% -1.95%
1998 34.51% -2.01%
1997 36.52% -2.06%
1996 38.58% -2.11%
1995 40.69% -2.15%
1994 42.84% -2.18%
1993 45.02% -2.20%
1992 47.22% 0.89%
1991 46.33% 1.09%
1990 45.24% 1.09%