# Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in Bulgaria

Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in Bulgaria was 56.1% in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_15_plus`
- Place id: `bg`
- Unit: %
- Definition: The labor force, comprising employed and unemployed people, as a percentage of the population aged 15 and over. ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, annual.
- Note: A separate series from labor_force_participation_rate, which is the US civilian series for ages 16 and over from the Current Population Survey. This one covers ages 15 and over for countries and the World.
- Source: World Bank, Labor force participation rate, total, % of total population ages 15+, modeled ILO estimate (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.CACT.ZS)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Labor force participation rate, total, % of total population ages 15+, modeled ILO estimate (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/labor-force-participation-rate-15-plus/bulgaria
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=labor_force_participation_rate_15_plus&place=bg

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 56.1 |
| 2024 | 56.3 |
| 2023 | 56.9 |
| 2022 | 56.7 |
| 2021 | 55.4 |
| 2020 | 55.9 |
| 2019 | 56.7 |
| 2018 | 55.3 |
| 2017 | 55.4 |
| 2016 | 53.3 |
| 2015 | 54.2 |
| 2014 | 54 |
| 2013 | 53.9 |
| 2012 | 53.2 |
| 2011 | 52.6 |
| 2010 | 53.5 |
| 2009 | 54.1 |
| 2008 | 54.9 |
| 2007 | 53.5 |
| 2006 | 52 |
| 2005 | 50.1 |
| 2004 | 50.9 |
| 2003 | 50.2 |
| 2002 | 51 |
| 2001 | 51.5 |
| 2000 | 50 |
| 1999 | 50.2 |
| 1998 | 49.8 |
| 1997 | 50 |
| 1996 | 49.4 |
| 1995 | 49.7 |
| 1994 | 49.8 |
| 1993 | 49.9 |
| 1992 | 50.1 |
| 1991 | 50.1 |
| 1990 | 50.3 |