Bulgaria - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Bulgaria was 45.88 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 48.36 in 1992, while its lowest value was 45.88 in 2021.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 48.18
1991 48.27
1992 48.36
1993 48.12
1994 47.87
1995 47.60
1996 47.31
1997 47.01
1998 46.68
1999 46.35
2000 46.00
2001 46.75
2002 46.87
2003 46.41
2004 46.52
2005 46.24
2006 46.75
2007 46.67
2008 46.44
2009 46.33
2010 46.27
2011 46.50
2012 46.63
2013 46.64
2014 46.51
2015 46.54
2016 46.33
2017 46.39
2018 46.16
2019 46.12
2020 45.98
2021 45.88

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Bulgaria was 3,267,032 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,927,394 in 1992 and a minimum value of 3,257,063 in 2016.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 3,925,779
1991 3,925,951
1992 3,927,394
1993 3,864,080
1994 3,818,194
1995 3,765,406
1996 3,709,701
1997 3,647,423
1998 3,580,834
1999 3,517,873
2000 3,457,765
2001 3,489,983
2002 3,396,423
2003 3,326,236
2004 3,357,527
2005 3,287,540
2006 3,371,784
2007 3,435,586
2008 3,491,243
2009 3,416,993
2010 3,415,607
2011 3,331,408
2012 3,342,744
2013 3,370,130
2014 3,359,825
2015 3,327,156
2016 3,257,063
2017 3,350,804
2018 3,319,034
2019 3,367,271
2020 3,286,415
2021 3,267,032

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure