Bulgaria vs Romania: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional
Bulgaria
39.8 Hour
in 2025
Romania
39.9 Hour
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
8th
Romania rank
7th
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 39.9 Hour against 39.8 Hour in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1 Hour.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 8th and Romania ranks 7th of 45 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.21 Hour | 40.74 Hour | 0.47 Hour | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 40.79 Hour | 39.93 Hour | 0.86 Hour | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 40.12 Hour | 40 Hour | 0.1167 Hour | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 39.9 Hour against 39.8 Hour in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.1 Hour, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th and Romania ranks 7th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and occupation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.