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Labour force participation rate in Bulgaria

Latest: 56.1%
Previous: 56.3%
Change: -0.16 (-0.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Bulgaria
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	50.3%
Dec 31, 1991	50.1%
Dec 31, 1992	50.1%
Dec 31, 1993	49.9%
Dec 31, 1994	49.8%
Dec 31, 1995	49.7%
Dec 31, 1996	49.4%
Dec 31, 1997	50.0%
Dec 31, 1998	49.8%
Dec 31, 1999	50.2%
Dec 31, 2000	50.0%
Dec 31, 2001	51.5%
Dec 31, 2002	51.0%
Dec 31, 2003	50.2%
Dec 31, 2004	50.9%
Dec 31, 2005	50.1%
Dec 31, 2006	52.0%
Dec 31, 2007	53.5%
Dec 31, 2008	54.9%
Dec 31, 2009	54.1%
Dec 31, 2010	53.5%
Dec 31, 2011	52.6%
Dec 31, 2012	53.2%
Dec 31, 2013	53.9%
Dec 31, 2014	54.0%
Dec 31, 2015	54.2%
Dec 31, 2016	53.3%
Dec 31, 2017	55.4%
Dec 31, 2018	55.3%
Dec 31, 2019	56.7%
Dec 31, 2020	55.9%
Dec 31, 2021	55.4%
Dec 31, 2022	56.7%
Dec 31, 2023	56.9%
Dec 31, 2024	56.3%
Dec 31, 2025	56.1%

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