Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 34.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
34.2%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
6th
of 45 countries
All-time high
70.6%
in 2001
All-time low
34.2%
in 2025
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Bulgaria, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 34.2% for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Bulgaria peaked at 70.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 6th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 70.6% | — |
| 2002 | 66.6% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 68.9% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 34.2% | -6.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 34.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.6%, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 34.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.8%, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.2% | 45.7% | 70.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 50.6% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 34.2% | 51.4% | 6 |
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 persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Bulgaria?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Bulgaria was 34.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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