Part time employment, female in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Part time employment, female was 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.9%
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
110th
of 111 countries
All-time high
3.9%
in 2001
All-time low
1.8%
in 2023
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Part time employment, female in Bulgaria, 2001–2024

012342001201220242001: 3.9 % of total female employment2002: 3.7 % of total female employment2003: 2.9 % of total female employment2004: 3.4 % of total female employment2005: 2.5 % of total female employment2006: 2.5 % of total female employment2007: 2.1 % of total female employment2008: 2.5 % of total female employment2009: 2.7 % of total female employment2010: 2.4 % of total female employment2011: 2.4 % of total female employment2012: 2.7 % of total female employment2013: 3.1 % of total female employment2014: 2.8 % of total female employment2015: 2.7 % of total female employment2016: 2.5 % of total female employment2017: 3.1 % of total female employment2018: 2.1 % of total female employment2019: 2.7 % of total female employment2020: 2.4 % of total female employment2021: 2.1 % of total female employment2022: 2.4 % of total female employment2023: 1.8 % of total female employment2024: 1.9 % of total female employment

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 1.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Bulgaria peaked at 3.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2023.

Bulgaria ranks 110th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Part time employment, female in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2024.
Year % of total female employment Change
2001 3.9%
2002 3.7% -3.9%
2003 2.9% -22.8%
2004 3.4% +18.3%
2005 2.5% -25.7%
2006 2.5% -1.5%
2007 2.1% -14.0%
2008 2.5% +16.2%
2009 2.7% +6.8%
2010 2.4% -10.8%
2011 2.4% +0.4%
2012 2.7% +12.1%
2013 3.1% +15.2%
2014 2.8% -8.6%
2015 2.7% -4.5%
2016 2.5% -6.8%
2017 3.1% +25.5%
2018 2.1% -34.5%
2019 2.7% +31.0%
2020 2.4% -11.1%
2021 2.1% -12.0%
2022 2.4% +14.9%
2023 1.8% -24.5%
2024 1.9% +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.9% 2.1% 3.9% 9
2010s 2.6% 2.1% 3.1% 10
2020s 2.1% 1.8% 2.4% 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 107 Russian Federation 2.4% compare
  2. 108 Palestine, State of 2.2% compare
  3. 109 Kyrgyzstan 2.0% compare
  4. 111 Poland 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, female in Bulgaria?
Part time employment, female in Bulgaria was 1.9% 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 3.9% in 2001.
What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2023.
How does Bulgaria rank for part time employment, female?
Bulgaria ranks 110th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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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Indicator
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Unit
% of total female employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.