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Bulgaria - Labor Force Participation Rate 56.12

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

56.12 (2025)

Global rank

##133 of 187 economies

vs global median

0.9×

Growth since 1990

1.12×

Ranking Race — Labor Force Participation Rate

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#136#16319901995200020052010201520202025#156#1332019 overtook Uzbekistan2020 overtook Lesotho
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Bulgaria climbed from #156 to #133 (overtook Uzbekistan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Bulgaria ↓

Key Events — Bulgaria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2019
Overtook Uzbekistan in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Lesotho in global rank auto

Labor Force Participation Rate, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202549.4451.9354.4156.9
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