Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was -0.3229 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Bulgaria stood at -0.3229 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 70.6% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Bulgaria peaked at 3.23 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -3.06 % change on previous year, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 162nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1055 % change on previous year | -0.6132 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1098 % change on previous year | -2.6 % change on previous year | 3.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8189 % change on previous year | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6213 % change on previous year | -2.41 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 159 Slovenia -0.2302 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Chagai -0.2579 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Czechia -0.2664 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Thailand -0.3482 % change on previous year compare
- 164 North Macedonia -0.3498 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.3582 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Bulgaria?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Bulgaria was -0.3229 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.06 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.