Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 15.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, female in Bulgaria stood at 15.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Bulgaria peaked at 16.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2002.
Bulgaria ranks 96th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +88.1% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -30.4% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 15.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 41% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 15.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.8%, 42% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +88.1% | 7.6% | 14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 7.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.6% | 16.0% | 5 |
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 part time employment, female in Bulgaria?
- Part time employment, female in Bulgaria was 15.0% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2002.
- How does Bulgaria rank for part time employment, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 96th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.