Labor force, total, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4803 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Bulgaria stood at 0.4803 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.4862 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4005 units per person, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4005 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.402 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.404 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4053 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4066 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4077 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4082 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4152 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4157 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4212 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4212 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4364 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4343 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4296 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4379 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4328 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4501 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.464 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4755 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4687 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.463 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4545 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4596 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4656 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4652 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4667 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4583 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4755 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4741 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4851 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4781 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4737 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4849 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4862 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4813 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4803 units per person | -0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.4803 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 93% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.4803 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5074 units per person, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4086 units per person | 0.4005 units per person | 0.4212 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.445 units per person | 0.4212 units per person | 0.4755 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4668 units per person | 0.4545 units per person | 0.4851 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4808 units per person | 0.4737 units per person | 0.4862 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.4803 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4862 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4005 units per person in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.