Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total was 5.58 million Hours in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
5.58 million Hours
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
1st
of 18 countries
All-time high
6.46 million Hours
in 2008
All-time low
5.31 million Hours
in 2001
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Bulgaria, 1995–2022

02.0M4.0M6.0M1995200820221995: 6.0M Hours1996: 6.2M Hours1997: 6.0M Hours1998: 5.7M Hours1999: 5.5M Hours2000: 5.3M Hours2001: 5.3M Hours2002: 5.3M Hours2003: 5.4M Hours2004: 5.7M Hours2005: 5.8M Hours2006: 6.0M Hours2007: 6.2M Hours2008: 6.5M Hours2009: 6.2M Hours2010: 5.9M Hours2011: 5.8M Hours2012: 5.7M Hours2013: 5.6M Hours2014: 5.6M Hours2015: 5.7M Hours2016: 5.7M Hours2017: 5.8M Hours2018: 5.8M Hours2019: 5.7M Hours2020: 5.5M Hours2021: 5.5M Hours2022: 5.6M Hours

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 5.58 million Hours for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in 2022.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Bulgaria peaked at 6.46 million Hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.31 million Hours, in 2001.

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment in Bulgaria, 1995 to 2022.
Year Hours Change
1995 6.02 million Hours
1996 6.18 million Hours +2.6%
1997 5.98 million Hours -3.1%
1998 5.72 million Hours -4.3%
1999 5.54 million Hours -3.2%
2000 5.31 million Hours -4.1%
2001 5.31 million Hours -0.1%
2002 5.32 million Hours +0.2%
2003 5.44 million Hours +2.3%
2004 5.66 million Hours +4.0%
2005 5.80 million Hours +2.4%
2006 5.97 million Hours +3.1%
2007 6.17 million Hours +3.2%
2008 6.46 million Hours +4.8%
2009 6.17 million Hours -4.5%
2010 5.93 million Hours -4.0%
2011 5.79 million Hours -2.3%
2012 5.65 million Hours -2.5%
2013 5.63 million Hours -0.4%
2014 5.65 million Hours +0.3%
2015 5.67 million Hours +0.4%
2016 5.69 million Hours +0.4%
2017 5.79 million Hours +1.8%
2018 5.79 million Hours -0.0%
2019 5.71 million Hours -1.4%
2020 5.48 million Hours -4.1%
2021 5.52 million Hours +0.8%
2022 5.58 million Hours +1.0%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 5.58 million Hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,991 Hours, 620.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 5.58 million Hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,089 Hours, 552.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.89 million Hours 5.54 million Hours 6.18 million Hours 5
2000s 5.76 million Hours 5.31 million Hours 6.46 million Hours 10
2010s 5.73 million Hours 5.63 million Hours 5.93 million Hours 10
2020s 5.53 million Hours 5.48 million Hours 5.58 million Hours 3

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 1 Lithuania 2,815 Hours compare
  2. 2 United States 267,472 Hours compare
  3. 2 Slovenia 1,787 Hours compare
  4. 2 Croatia 3,448 Hours compare
  5. 3 Latvia 1,674 Hours compare
  6. 3 Japan 102,750 Hours compare
  7. 4 Estonia 1,169 Hours compare
  8. 4 Germany 61,241 Hours compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Bulgaria?
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Bulgaria was 5.58 million Hours in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 6.46 million Hours in 2008.
What is the lowest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 5.31 million Hours in 2001.
How does Bulgaria rank for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total?
Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 18 countries with data for 2022.
Is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment
Unit
Hours
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
24 places, 774 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents employment by institutional sector: Non-financial Corporations, Financial corporations, General Government, Households and Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). For countries where information is available, the table also shows employment data for public corporations. The default view of the table is for persons, but users can select alternative views for jobs and hours using the ‘Unit of measure’ filter. Employment covers employees and self-employed people. This table shows total employment according to the domestic concept, which is defined by the location of the producer unit: employees are residents and non-residents employed by resident producer units; and self-employed people are resident and non-resident self-employed people in resident producer units. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org