Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Employed persons working: % of total employment … home was 2.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2.6% for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.4% on the previous year and up 271.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Bulgaria peaked at 3.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2017.
That places Bulgaria 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.1% | — |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -38.7% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -36.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +200.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +105.6% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -37.9% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | +44.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 2.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.9%, 24% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 2.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%, 21% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +200.0% | 0.6% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 41 Serbia 3.4% compare
- 41 Serbia 3.4% compare
- 44 Romania 2.3% compare
- 45 North Macedonia 2.1% compare
- 45 North Macedonia 2.1% compare
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 from home by professional status - % of in Bulgaria?
- Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Bulgaria was 2.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working from home by professional status - % of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 271.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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