Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 16.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Bulgaria, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees working shifts - % of total employees in Bulgaria is 16.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Bulgaria peaked at 23.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 29th out of 44 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.
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22.3% | — |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -11.6% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 19.5% | 23.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 18.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 16.8% | 21.5% | 4 |
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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 employees working shifts - % of total employees in Bulgaria?
- Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Bulgaria was 16.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for employees working shifts - % of total employees?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees working shifts - % of total employees rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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 Employees working shifts - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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