Bulgaria vs Ireland: Annual working hours per worker
Bulgaria
1,659 hours per worker
in 2023
Ireland
1,654 hours per worker
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
94th
Ireland rank
96th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Bulgaria
- Ireland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1,659 hours per worker against 1,654 hours per worker in Ireland, a difference of 5 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ireland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and Ireland ranks 96th of 130 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,689 hours per worker | 1,942 hours per worker | 253.18 hours per worker | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1,655 hours per worker | 1,803 hours per worker | 147.14 hours per worker | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1,644 hours per worker | 1,713 hours per worker | 68.72 hours per worker | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1,627 hours per worker | 1,656 hours per worker | 28.64 hours per worker | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Bulgaria or Ireland?
- Bulgaria, at 1,659 hours per worker against 1,654 hours per worker in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 5 hours per worker, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and Ireland ranks 96th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average working hours per worker in a given year.