Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment was 2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.0%
Change on year
up 17.6%
World rank
45th
of 45 countries
All-time high
3.5%
in 2001
All-time low
1.6%
in 2023
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Bulgaria, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2.0% for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in 2025.
The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Bulgaria peaked at 3.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 45th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.5% | — |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -30.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 42 North Macedonia 3.6% compare
- 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.5% compare
- 44 Romania 2.4% 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 persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Bulgaria?
- Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Bulgaria was 2.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- Bulgaria ranks 45th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 part-time employment by age - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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