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Bulgaria: Labor force, female
46.79percent · 2025+0.4% since 2015
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. Annual figures for Bulgaria from 1990 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.791 | |
| 2024 | 46.756 | |
| 2023 | 46.734 | |
| 2022 | 46.646 | |
| 2021 | 46.25 | |
| 2020 | 46.12 | |
| 2019 | 46.24 | |
| 2018 | 46.185 | |
| 2017 | 46.475 | |
| 2016 | 46.158 | |
| 2015 | 46.596 | |
| 2014 | 46.451 | |
| 2013 | 46.589 | |
| 2012 | 46.693 | |
| 2011 | 46.511 | |
| 2010 | 46.287 | |
| 2009 | 46.012 | |
| 2008 | 46.186 | |
| 2007 | 46.499 | |
| 2006 | 46.547 | |
| 2005 | 46.127 | |
| 2004 | 46.498 | |
| 2003 | 46.316 | |
| 2002 | 46.943 | |
| 2001 | 46.929 | |
| 2000 | 45.902 | |
| 1999 | 45.9 | |
| 1998 | 45.91 | |
| 1997 | 45.875 | |
| 1996 | 45.932 | |
| 1995 | 45.884 | |
| 1994 | 45.839 | |
| 1993 | 45.796 | |
| 1992 | 45.755 | |
| 1991 | 45.748 | |
| 1990 | 45.763 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Labour Organization, United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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