Part time employment, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Part time employment, male was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, male in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, male in Bulgaria stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Bulgaria peaked at 3.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2021.
That places Bulgaria 108th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.1% | — |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +35.5% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -37.2% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +54.1% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +33.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +3.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.6%, 21% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 105 Greece 3.0% compare
- 106 Russian Federation 2.7% compare
- 107 Slovakia 2.3% compare
- 109 Palestine, State of 1.6% compare
- 110 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
- 111 Poland 0.4% compare
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, male in Bulgaria?
- Part time employment, male in Bulgaria was 1.6% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for part time employment, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 108th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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, male (% of total male 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.