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Persons employed in information and communication in Bulgaria

Persons employed in information and communication in Bulgaria was 146,392 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.1% from 2023. That is the 15th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons146,392
Change on 2023+1.1%
Rank15th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high146,3922024
Series low61,3782008

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Persons employed in information and communication in Bulgaria, 2008 to 2024

60K80K100K120K140K160K2008201120142017202020242008: 61,378 persons2009: 66,337 persons2010: 67,841 persons2011: 70,017 persons2012: 73,773 persons2013: 77,225 persons2014: 79,414 persons2015: 86,199 persons2016: 94,783 persons2017: 100,949 persons2018: 107,195 persons2019: 114,414 persons2020: 117,958 persons2021: 127,103 persons2022: 137,831 persons2023: 144,774 persons2024: 146,392 persons50K75K100K125K150K2008201420242008: 61,378 persons2009: 66,337 persons2010: 67,841 persons2011: 70,017 persons2012: 73,773 persons2013: 77,225 persons2014: 79,414 persons2015: 86,199 persons2016: 94,783 persons2017: 100,949 persons2018: 107,195 persons2019: 114,414 persons2020: 117,958 persons2021: 127,103 persons2022: 137,831 persons2023: 144,774 persons2024: 146,392 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
2024146,392
2023144,774
2022137,831
2021127,103 Series break
2020117,958
2019114,414
2018107,195 Series break
2017100,949
201694,783
201586,199
201479,414
201377,225
201273,773
201170,017
201067,841
200966,337
200861,378

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Bulgaria146,392
European Union (27)7,403,981

Bulgaria compared with nearby places

Austria: 150,688 personsBelgium: 174,537 personsBulgaria: 146,392 personsCyprus: 28,486 personsCzechia: 180,045 personsGermany: 1,549,962 personsDenmark: 130,375 personsEstonia: 41,041 personsSpain: 687,019 personsFinland: 114,338 personsFrance: 1,069,442 personsGreece: 118,709 personsCroatia: 67,853 personsHungary: 166,065 personsIreland: 150,298 personsItaly: 659,992 personsLithuania: 59,942 personsLuxembourg: 23,046 personsLatvia: 44,474 personsMalta: 14,812 personsNetherlands: 388,994 personsPoland: 572,732 personsPortugal: 193,314 personsRomania: 278,487 personsSweden: 267,195 personsSlovenia: 36,721 personsSlovakia: 89,022 persons
  • Under 50K
  • 50K to 120K
  • 120K to 170K
  • 170K to 370K
  • 370K and over
Persons employed in information and communication, 2024, persons. Bulgaria is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in information and communication, Bulgaria, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in information and communication, Bulgaria, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-information-communication/bulgaria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in information and communication, Bulgaria, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-information-communication/bulgaria.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in information and communication, Bulgaria, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-information-communication/bulgaria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the persons employed in information and communication in Bulgaria?

Persons employed in information and communication in Bulgaria was 146,392 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.1% from 2023. That is the 15th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in information and communication in Bulgaria?

146,392 in 2024, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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