Unemployment Rate fell 4.55% to 5.45% in Bulgaria in 2021, according to .
Historically, Unemployment Rate in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 19.9% in 2001 and an all time low of 0.025% in 1989. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, Unemployment Rate in Greece amounted to 15.2%, 5.00% in Romania, 12.9% in Serbia and 10.4% in Turkey in 2021.
Bulgaria has been ranked 53rd within the group of 102 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment Rate, 12 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment Rate | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Albania | % | 13.6% | 12.3% | 11.5% | 11.7% | 12.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 20.5% | 18.4% | 15.7% | 16.9% | 18.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 6.16% | 5.21% | 4.23% | 5.71% | 5.45% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 11.2% | 8.43% | 6.62% | 7.20% | 10.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 21.5% | 19.3% | 17.3% | 16.9% | 15.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 4.16% | 3.71% | 3.42% | 4.35% | 2.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 12.1% | 12.1% | 11.1% | 11.0% | 15.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 13.0% | 12.9% | 12.8% | 13.7% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 22.4% | 20.7% | 17.3% | 18.4% | 19.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | 4.10% | 4.11% | 5.10% | 4.71% | 4.01% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 4.93% | 4.19% | 3.91% | 4.84% | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 13.5% | 12.7% | 10.4% | 9.08% | 12.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 10.8% | 10.9% | 13.7% | 13.9% | 10.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 9.51% | 8.80% | 8.19% | 9.48% | 8.44% |
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