Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0182 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Bulgaria, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0182 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0189 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0155 units per person, in 2005.
Bulgaria ranks 52nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0155 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0164 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0173 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.018 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0172 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0165 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0159 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0157 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.016 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0164 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0171 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0181 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0183 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0189 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0181 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0182 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0188 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0186 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0182 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0182 units per person | -0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0182 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0182 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 0.018 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.017 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 0.0189 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0183 units per person | 0.0181 units per person | 0.0188 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 49 Saudi Arabia 0.0184 units per person compare
- 50 Eritrea 0.0183 units per person compare
- 51 Brazil 0.0182 units per person compare
- 53 Belarus 0.0182 units per person compare
- 54 Montenegro 0.0181 units per person compare
- 55 New Zealand 0.0181 units per person 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Bulgaria?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Bulgaria was 0.0182 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0189 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0155 units per person in 2005.
- How does Bulgaria rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Bulgaria ranks 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.