Youth Unemployment Rate in Bulgaria decreased to 12 percent in December from 12.60 percent in November of 2025. Youth Unemployment Rate in Bulgaria averaged 21.34 percent from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 38.60 percent in July of 2001 and a record low of 9.00 percent in October of 2022. source: EUROSTAT

Youth Unemployment Rate in Bulgaria is expected to be 12.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Bulgaria Youth Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 12.10 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employment Change 0.50 0.70 percent Sep 2025
Full Time Employment 2774.20 2767.90 Thousand Sep 2025
Labour Costs 190.26 234.00 points Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.40 1.50 percent Sep 2025
Minimum Wages 620.00 551.00 EUR/Month Jun 2026
Part Time Employment 51.30 49.20 Thousand Sep 2025
Productivity 129.00 128.75 points Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 12.00 12.60 percent Dec 2025


Bulgaria Youth Unemployment Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
12.00 12.60 38.60 9.00 2000 - 2025 percent Monthly
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