Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region was 39.9 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
39.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 38 countries
All-time high
41.7
in 2008
All-time low
39.9
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 39.9 for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria peaked at 41.7 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 39.9, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 6th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.22 | 40.7 | 41.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.79 | 40.5 | 41.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.13 | 39.9 | 40.4 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Bulgaria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7441 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5166 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,606 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 817.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,761 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,770 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,531 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria?
- Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria was 39.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7 in 2008.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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