Part time employment, total in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Part time employment, total was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.8%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
108th
of 111 countries
All-time high
3.5%
in 2001
All-time low
1.7%
in 2021
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Part time employment, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2024

01232001201220242001: 3.5 % of total employment2002: 3.1 % of total employment2003: 2.4 % of total employment2004: 3.1 % of total employment2005: 2.1 % of total employment2006: 2 % of total employment2007: 1.7 % of total employment2008: 2.2 % of total employment2009: 2.3 % of total employment2010: 2.2 % of total employment2011: 2 % of total employment2012: 2.4 % of total employment2013: 2.6 % of total employment2014: 2.4 % of total employment2015: 2.3 % of total employment2016: 2.3 % of total employment2017: 2.7 % of total employment2018: 1.9 % of total employment2019: 2.2 % of total employment2020: 2 % of total employment2021: 1.7 % of total employment2022: 2 % of total employment2023: 1.7 % of total employment2024: 1.8 % of total employment

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

Annual values for Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  6. 111 Poland 0.4% compare

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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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Indicator
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total 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
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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.