BG · 2023 · lfsa_egan
Employment — national citizens
Bulgaria, 2023
Employment — national citizens
2,817k
Bulgaria, 2023
▼ 0.7% vs 2022 (2,837k)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's employment decreased by 0.7% compared to 2022, reaching 2,817k.
Bulgaria accounts for 1.6% of the EU-27 total of 180,763k.
Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.0% (from 3,063k in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_egan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#15 of 25
% of EU-27 total · 2023
1.6%
EU-27: 180,763k
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_egan