Bulgaria vs United States: Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time

Bulgaria
0.709 Percentage of employment
in 2025
United States
0.809 Percentage of employment
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
34th
United States rank
31st

Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time over time

  • Bulgaria
  • United States
0.50.7511.21.51.8199820112025

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.809 Percentage of employment against 0.709 Percentage of employment in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1 Percentage of employment.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 34th and United States ranks 31st of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria United States Difference Ahead
2000s 1.12 Percentage of employment 0.9916 Percentage of employment 0.1236 Percentage of employment Bulgaria
2010s 1.36 Percentage of employment 1.46 Percentage of employment 0.0987 Percentage of employment United States
2020s 0.7997 Percentage of employment 0.6847 Percentage of employment 0.115 Percentage of employment Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time, Bulgaria or United States?
United States, at 0.809 Percentage of employment against 0.709 Percentage of employment in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time between Bulgaria and United States?
0.1 Percentage of employment, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and United States rank globally for incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time?
Bulgaria ranks 34th and United States ranks 31st of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment
Unit
Percentage of employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 1,506 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of part-time employment with standardised (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total) and detailed age groups. Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Part-time employment is based on national definitions. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.