Labor force, total, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4803 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Bulgaria, 1990β2025
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 80th out of 188 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.
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
- 77 Chagai 0.4845 units per person compare
- 78 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4827 units per person compare
- 79 Armenia 0.4811 units per person compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 0.4802 units per person compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 0.4785 units per person compare
- 83 Israel 0.477 units per person 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, 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 80th out of 188 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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How this figure is calculated
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 Γ· 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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About this data
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.