{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Bulgaria Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Youth Unemployment Rate: 13.1 % of active youth (15–24) in 2025, +0.8pp YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 2009–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2009/2025","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/UNE_RT_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2009–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"17"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2025)","value":"13.1","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.8pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.8pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":19.4},{"period":"2010","value":25.1},{"period":"2011","value":28.2},{"period":"2012","value":31.2},{"period":"2013","value":31.5},{"period":"2014","value":26.9},{"period":"2015","value":24.7},{"period":"2016","value":20.4},{"period":"2017","value":16.1},{"period":"2018","value":15.9},{"period":"2019","value":12.1},{"period":"2020","value":17.5},{"period":"2021","value":15.8},{"period":"2022","value":10.6},{"period":"2023","value":12.1},{"period":"2024","value":12.3},{"period":"2025","value":13.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"13.1","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"12.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"12.1","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"-5.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"15.8","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"17.5","yoyChange":"+5.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"12.1","yoyChange":"-3.8pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"15.9","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"16.1","yoyChange":"-4.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"20.4","yoyChange":"-4.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"24.7","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"26.9","yoyChange":"-4.6pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"31.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"31.2","yoyChange":"+3.0pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"28.2","yoyChange":"+3.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"25.1","yoyChange":"+5.7pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"19.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory. 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 2009–2025 (17 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 31.5 % of active youth (15–24) in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 10.6 in 2022. The latest reading of 13.1 in 2025 represents a change of +0.8pp."}]}