Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 3.54 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Bulgaria, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Bulgaria stood at 3.54. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Bulgaria peaked at 19.92 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.54, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 55th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.1 | — |
| 1992 | 15.3 | +37.8% |
| 1993 | 16.4 | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 12.8 | -22.0% |
| 1995 | 11.1 | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 12.5 | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 13.7 | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 12.2 | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 14.1 | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 16.22 | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 19.92 | +22.8% |
| 2002 | 18.11 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 13.73 | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 12.04 | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 10.08 | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 8.95 | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 6.88 | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 5.61 | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 6.82 | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 10.28 | +50.8% |
| 2011 | 11.26 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 12.27 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 12.94 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 11.42 | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 9.14 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 7.58 | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 6.16 | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 5.21 | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 4.15 | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 5.04 | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 5.17 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.15 | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 4.32 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 4.2 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 3.54 | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.24 | 11.1 | 16.4 | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.84 | 5.61 | 19.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.04 | 4.15 | 12.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4 | 3.54 | 5.17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 105,596 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 533 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 533 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Bulgaria?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Bulgaria was 3.54 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.92 in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Bulgaria ranks 55th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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