Employed persons working: % of total employment … nights in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Employed persons working: % of total employment … nights was 7.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of in Bulgaria, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 7.3 for employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of in Bulgaria peaked at 11.5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.3, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 26th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … nights in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.9 | — |
| 2006 | 10.9 | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 11.5 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 10.4 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 8.9 | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 8.1 | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 7.7 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 7.8 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.5 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 8.6 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 9.1 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 9.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.2 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 8.4 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 8.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 7.7 | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 7.3 | -5.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 7.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.4, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 7.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.4, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.12 | 8.9 | 11.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.45 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.03 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of in Bulgaria?
- Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of in Bulgaria was 7.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 in 2007.
- What is the lowest employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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