{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-labour-force-participation-women","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-labour-force-participation-women","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-labour-force-participation-women/","title":"Bulgaria Female Labour Force Participation Rate (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Female Labour Force Participation Rate: 69.9 % of women (15–64) in 2025, -0.5pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ARGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of women (15–64)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Female Labour Force Participation Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ARGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2025)","value":"69.9","unit":"% of women (15–64)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Female Labour Force Participation Rate"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":57.3},{"period":"2006","value":60.2},{"period":"2007","value":62.1},{"period":"2008","value":63.1},{"period":"2009","value":62.5},{"period":"2010","value":62.2},{"period":"2011","value":61.9},{"period":"2012","value":63.2},{"period":"2013","value":64.5},{"period":"2014","value":65},{"period":"2015","value":65.4},{"period":"2016","value":64.6},{"period":"2017","value":67.1},{"period":"2018","value":67},{"period":"2019","value":69.1},{"period":"2020","value":68},{"period":"2021","value":68},{"period":"2022","value":70},{"period":"2023","value":70.4},{"period":"2024","value":70.4},{"period":"2025","value":69.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of women (15–64)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"69.9","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"70.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"70.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"70.0","yoyChange":"+2.0pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"68.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2020","value":"68.0","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"69.1","yoyChange":"+2.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"67.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"67.1","yoyChange":"+2.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"64.6","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"65.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"65.0","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"64.5","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"63.2","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"61.9","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"62.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"62.5","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"63.1","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"62.1","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"60.2","yoyChange":"+2.9pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks female labour force participation (ages 15-64) in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 70.4 % of women (15–64) in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 57.3 in 2005. The latest reading of 69.9 in 2025 represents a change of -0.5pp."}]}