Economy & jobs
Statistics · Country
Jobs in Bulgaria
2000 – 2024 · 25 data points
10 of 12 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
4 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2024
3,518,680
+1.1%
since 2023
Countries · 2024
10 of 12
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+2.5%
+0.3% a year on average
share of European Union
1.60%
European Union: 219,391,380 · 2024
Jobs, 2000 – 2024 number
+2.5% since 2014
0
1M
2M
3M
4M
2000
2010
2015
2024
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024
Compared with Jobs · number
Bulgaria 3.5M
European Union 219M
Source: Eurostat
The series at a glance Bulgaria · 2000 – 2024
Latest value
3,518,680 · 2024
First value
3,239,200 · 2000
Highest
3,814,650 · 2008
Lowest
3,214,740 · 2001
Average change
+0.3% a year on average
Data points
25
By year
All years · 2000 – 2024
| Year | Bulgaria | Change | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,518,680 | +1.1% | 219M |
| 2023 | 3,481,420 | +1.1% | 218M |
| 2022 | 3,444,400 | +1.1% | 215M |
| 2021 | 3,408,420 | +0.1% | 210M |
| 2020 | 3,406,130 | −1.8% | 207M |
| 2019 | 3,467,680 | −1.5% | 210M |
| 2018 | 3,521,640 | −0.1% | 207M |
| 2017 | 3,525,350 | +1.8% | 204M |
| 2016 | 3,463,350 | +0.5% | 201M |
| 2015 | 3,446,210 | +0.4% | 198M |
| 2014 | 3,434,180 | +0.4% | 197M |
| 2013 | 3,421,580 | −0.4% | 195M |
| 2012 | 3,436,390 | −2.5% | 196M |
| 2011 | 3,524,550 | −2.2% | 196M |
| 2010 | 3,603,890 | −3.9% | 196M |
| 2009 | 3,749,300 | −1.7% | 198M |
| 2008 | 3,814,650 | +2.4% | 201M |
| 2007 | 3,726,740 | +3.2% | 200M |
| 2006 | 3,612,040 | +3.3% | 196M |
| 2005 | 3,495,270 | +2.7% | 192M |
| 2004 | 3,403,400 | +2.6% | 190M |
| 2003 | 3,317,390 | +3.0% | 189M |
| 2002 | 3,222,120 | +0.2% | 188M |
| 2001 | 3,214,740 | −0.8% | 189M |
| 2000 | 3,239,200 | 187M |
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Jobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 45M | |
| 2 | France | 29M | |
| 3 | Italy | 25M | |
| 4 | Spain | 20M | |
| 5 | Poland | 17M | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 9.7M | |
| 7 | Romania | 8.5M | |
| 8 | Czechia | 5.3M | |
| 9 | Greece | 4.9M | |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 3.4M | |
| 11 | Norway | 2.8M | |
| 12 | Finland | 2.6M | |
| 13 | Lithuania | 1.4M |
Source: Eurostat, 2021
What it means
The number of people working at local workplaces.
How it is calculated
Employment counted where people work (employers' records or regional accounts), annual average or year-end.
Economy & jobs
Bulgaria in numbers
GDP per person
€16,300
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$44,451
2025
GDP per person, EU = 100
66
2024
Gross domestic product
€105B
2024
Economic growth
3.1%
2025
Inflation
4.6%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.5%
2025
Youth unemployment
13.1%
2025
Employment rate
77.0%
2025
Labour force participation
56.1%
2025
Household income per person
€8,000
2023
At risk of poverty
21.2%
2025