Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays was 14 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of in Bulgaria, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 14 for employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Bulgaria peaked at 23.1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.6, in 2012.
Bulgaria ranks 21st of 46 countries on this measure, 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 … Sundays in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.3 | — |
| 2006 | 22.5 | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 23.1 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 14.6 | -36.8% |
| 2009 | 13.5 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 12.7 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 12.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.6 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.8 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.1 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 14.1 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 14.9 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 13.7 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 14.3 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 14.8 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 15.2 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 14.3 | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 14 | -2.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 14 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.3, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 14 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.3, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -36.8% | 23.1 | 14.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4 | 13.5 | 23.1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.38 | 12.6 | 14.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.57 | 14 | 15.2 | 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 on sundays by professional status - % of in Bulgaria?
- Employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Bulgaria was 14 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1 in 2007.
- What is the lowest employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6 in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 on Sundays by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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