Part time employment, total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Part time employment, total was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.8% for part time employment, total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Bulgaria peaked at 3.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, 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, total in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.5% | — |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -31.2% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +31.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -29.7% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 105 Jordan 3.4% compare
- 106 Romania 3.2% compare
- 107 Russian Federation 2.5% compare
- 109 Palestine, State of 1.7% compare
- 110 Kyrgyzstan 1.2% 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, total in Bulgaria?
- Part time employment, total in Bulgaria was 1.8% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for part time employment, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 108th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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, total (% of total 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.