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Part-time employment in Bulgaria

1.7% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in Bulgaria worked part-time in 2025.

Measure: Part-time employment Unit: % of total employment Data: 2001 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Bulgaria, 2025 1.7% % of total employment
Change from 2024 +0.2percentage points 2024: 1.5%
European Union, 2025 17.7% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 9.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 34th of 34 See the full ranking

Part-time employment in Bulgaria over time

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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Part-time employment (% of total employment), 2001 to 2025
Period BulgariaEuropean Union
2025 1.7% 17.7%
2024 1.5%b (break in time series) 17.7%
2023 1.4% 17.7%
2022 1.6% 17.5%
2021 1.5%b (break in time series) 17.7%b (break in time series)
2020 1.8% 18.2%
2019 1.9%b (break in time series) 18.3%
2018 1.8% 18.3%
2017 2.2% 18.5%
2016 2.0% 18.6%
2015 2.2% 18.7%
2014 2.5% 18.7%
2013 2.5% 18.6%
2012 2.2% 18.1%
2011 2.2%b (break in time series) 17.7%
2010 2.2%b (break in time series) 17.4%
2009 2.1% 16.9%
2008 2.0%b (break in time series) 16.4%
2007 1.5% 16.4%
2006 1.8% 16.3%
2005 1.9%b (break in time series) 16.0%b (break in time series)
2004 2.7% 15.3%
2003 2.1%b (break in time series) 14.6%
2002 2.7% 14.2%
2001 3.3%b (break in time series) –

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 1.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 2.2%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 34th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 17.7%.

More for Bulgaria

All statistics for Bulgaria
Usual weekly working hours 39.9 hours per week 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 77.0% 2025 · Eurostat Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 3.5% 2025 · Eurostat Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 13.1% 2025 · Eurostat Long-term unemployment rate 1.5% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 73.2% 2025 · Eurostat

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsa_eppga · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-64 unit=PC
Observation period
2001 to 2025 for Bulgaria
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat