Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2.8%
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
40th
of 45 countries
All-time high
8.0%
in 2004
All-time low
2.8%
in 2025
Years of data
25
2001–2025

Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Bulgaria, 2001–2025

24682001201320252001: 6.8 Percentage2002: 6.1 Percentage2003: 6.3 Percentage2004: 8 Percentage2005: 6.4 Percentage2006: 6.2 Percentage2007: 5.2 Percentage2008: 5 Percentage2009: 4.7 Percentage2010: 4.5 Percentage2011: 4.1 Percentage2012: 4.5 Percentage2013: 5.7 Percentage2014: 5.3 Percentage2015: 4.4 Percentage2016: 4.2 Percentage2017: 4.5 Percentage2018: 4.1 Percentage2019: 4.3 Percentage2020: 3.6 Percentage2021: 3.4 Percentage2022: 3.9 Percentage2023: 3.1 Percentage2024: 3 Percentage2025: 2.8 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Bulgaria is 2.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Bulgaria peaked at 8.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2025.

Bulgaria ranks 40th 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.

Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2001 6.8%
2002 6.1% -10.3%
2003 6.3% +3.3%
2004 8.0% +27.0%
2005 6.4% -20.0%
2006 6.2% -3.1%
2007 5.2% -16.1%
2008 5.0% -3.8%
2009 4.7% -6.0%
2010 4.5% -4.3%
2011 4.1% -8.9%
2012 4.5% +9.8%
2013 5.7% +26.7%
2014 5.3% -7.0%
2015 4.4% -17.0%
2016 4.2% -4.5%
2017 4.5% +7.1%
2018 4.1% -8.9%
2019 4.3% +4.9%
2020 3.6% -16.3%
2021 3.4% -5.6%
2022 3.9% +14.7%
2023 3.1% -20.5%
2024 3.0% -3.2%
2025 2.8% -6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.1% 4.7% 8.0% 9
2010s 4.6% 4.1% 5.7% 10
2020s 3.3% 2.8% 3.9% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Bulgaria?
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Bulgaria was 2.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2004.
What is the lowest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2025.
How does Bulgaria rank for temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees?
Bulgaria ranks 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,280 data points, 1995–2025
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