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Economy & jobs Statistics · Region

Unemployment rate in Yugozapaden

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 6 of 6 · Regions of Bulgaria Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Yugozapaden Bulgaria

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

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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 · 2025 1.9% −0.9 pp since 2024
Regions of Bulgaria · 2025 6 of 6 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −4.8 pp
vs Bulgaria −1.6 pp Bulgaria: 3.5% · 2025
Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union · World
−4.8 pp since 2015
Yugozapaden Bulgaria European Union World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Yugozapaden
1.9%
Bulgaria
3.5%
European Union
6.0%
World
4.8%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Yugozapaden · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 1.9% · 2025
First value 11.1% · 2000
Highest 15.5% · 2001
Lowest 1.9% · 2025
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearYugozapadenChange BulgariaEuropean UnionWorld
2025 1.9% −0.9 pp 3.5% 6.0% 4.8%
2024break in series 2.8% −0.7 pp 4.2% 6.0% 4.8%
2023 3.5% +0.4 pp 4.3% 6.1% 4.8%
2022 3.1% −0.3 pp 4.2% 6.2% 5.2%
2021break in series 3.4% −0.1 pp 5.2% 7.1% 6.0%
2020 3.5% +1.3 pp 5.0% 7.1% 6.6%
2019break in series 2.2% −0.4 pp 4.2% 6.7% 5.6%
2018 2.6% −0.7 pp 5.2% 7.3% 5.8%
2017 3.3% −2.1 pp 6.2% 8.2% 5.9%
2016 5.4% −1.3 pp 7.6% 9.1% 6.0%
2015 6.7% −2.2 pp 9.2% 10.1% 6.0%
2014 8.9% −0.9 pp 11.4% 10.9% 6.0%
2013 9.8% +1.6 pp 13.0% 11.4% 6.1%
2012 8.2% +0.7 pp 12.3% 10.9% 6.2%
2011break in series 7.5% +0.6 pp 11.3% 9.9% 6.1%
2010break in series 6.9% +2.8 pp 10.3% 9.9% 6.3%
2009 4.1% +1.2 pp 6.8% 9.2% 6.4%
2008break in series 2.9% −1.1 pp 5.6% 7.3% 5.8%
2007 4.0% −2.5 pp 6.9% 7.5% 5.8%
2006 6.5% −1.1 pp 9.0% 8.7% 6.0%
2005break in series 7.6% −1.7 pp 10.1% 9.6% 6.2%
2004 9.3% −2.0 pp 12.1% 10.0% 6.3%
2003break in series 11.3% −2.3 pp 13.8% 9.7% 6.5%
2002 13.6% −1.9 pp 18.1% 9.6% 6.4%
2001break in series 15.5% +4.4 pp 19.9% — 6.2%
2000 11.1% 16.2% — 6.1%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Bulgaria

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryUnemployment rate
3 Severen tsentralen 9.3%
2 Severoiztochen 9.8%
1 Severozapaden 10.6%
4 Yugoiztochen 7.9%
6 Yugozapaden 5.4%
5 Yuzhen tsentralen 7.1%

Source: Eurostat, 2016

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.