Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 0.369 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Bulgaria, 2014–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Bulgaria is 0.369, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Bulgaria peaked at 1.38 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.361, in 2022.
That places Bulgaria 57th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.38 | — |
| 2015 | 0.909 | -34.0% |
| 2016 | 0.818 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.761 | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.634 | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.58 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.466 | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.399 | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.361 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.401 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.369 | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8465 | 0.58 | 1.38 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3992 | 0.361 | 0.466 | 5 |
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 time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Bulgaria?
- Time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Bulgaria was 0.369 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 in 2014.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.361 in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Bulgaria ranks 57th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The time-related underemployment rate conveys the number of persons in time-related underemployment as a percent of the total number of persons in employment. Persons in time-related underemployment comprise all persons in employment, who satisfy the following three criteria during the reference period: a) are willing to work additional hours; b) are available to work additional hours i.e., are ready, within a specified subsequent period, to work additional hours, given opportunities for additional work; and c) worked less than a threshold relating to working time i.e., persons whose hours actually worked in all jobs during the reference period were below a threshold, to be chosen according to national circumstances. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.