Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data was 63 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
63 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
39th
of 45 countries
All-time high
80 Thousand persons
in 2001
All-time low
53 Thousand persons
in 2007
Years of data
20
2001–2020

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Bulgaria, 2001–2020

0204060802001201020202001: 80 Thousand persons2002: 65 Thousand persons2003: 58 Thousand persons2004: 64 Thousand persons2005: 58 Thousand persons2006: 57 Thousand persons2007: 53 Thousand persons2008: 76 Thousand persons2009: 75 Thousand persons2010: 73 Thousand persons2011: 69 Thousand persons2012: 71 Thousand persons2013: 78 Thousand persons2014: 78 Thousand persons2015: 71 Thousand persons2016: 66 Thousand persons2017: 75 Thousand persons2018: 64 Thousand persons2019: 67 Thousand persons2020: 63 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2020, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Bulgaria stood at 63 Thousand persons.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Bulgaria peaked at 80 Thousand persons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 53 Thousand persons, in 2007.

Bulgaria ranks 39th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
2001 80 Thousand persons
2002 65 Thousand persons -18.8%
2003 58 Thousand persons -10.8%
2004 64 Thousand persons +10.3%
2005 58 Thousand persons -9.4%
2006 57 Thousand persons -1.7%
2007 53 Thousand persons -7.0%
2008 76 Thousand persons +43.4%
2009 75 Thousand persons -1.3%
2010 73 Thousand persons -2.7%
2011 69 Thousand persons -5.5%
2012 71 Thousand persons +2.9%
2013 78 Thousand persons +9.9%
2014 78 Thousand persons +0.0%
2015 71 Thousand persons -9.0%
2016 66 Thousand persons -7.0%
2017 75 Thousand persons +13.6%
2018 64 Thousand persons -14.7%
2019 67 Thousand persons +4.7%
2020 63 Thousand persons -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65.11 Thousand persons 53 Thousand persons 80 Thousand persons 9
2010s 71.2 Thousand persons 64 Thousand persons 78 Thousand persons 10
2020s 63 Thousand persons 63 Thousand persons 63 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 37 Croatia 79 Thousand persons compare
  2. 37 Croatia 79 Thousand persons compare
  3. 40 Luxembourg 53 Thousand persons compare
  4. 41 Cyprus 46 Thousand persons compare
  5. 41 Iceland 46 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Bulgaria?
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Bulgaria was 63 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 80 Thousand persons in 2001.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 53 Thousand persons in 2007.
How does Bulgaria rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data?
Bulgaria ranks 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 1,131 data points, 1993–2020
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