🇧🇬Bulgaria youth unemployment rate
Bulgaria's youth unemployment rate is 12.6% as of June 2026, from official Eurostat data. It rose from 11.6% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from 9.0% to 23.8%. That is 2.2 percentage points below the euro-area average of 14.8% — the 12th of 21 member states that report it.
Youth unemployment rate · Bulgaria
12.6%
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Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m) · data through June 2026 · released 2026-07-30 · modifications: none
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Bulgaria youth unemployment rate — frequently asked questions
- What is Bulgaria's youth unemployment rate?
- Bulgaria's youth unemployment rate is 12.6% as of June 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Bulgaria's youth unemployment rate compare with the euro area?
- It is the 12th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 14.8%.
- Is Bulgaria's youth unemployment rate rising or falling?
- It rose from 11.6% to 12.6% in the latest reading (June 2026).