Duration of working life in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Duration of working life was 34.6 Year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34.6 Year
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
30th
of 35 countries
All-time high
34.8 Year
in 2024
All-time low
29 Year
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Duration of working life in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of working life in Bulgaria stood at 34.6 Year.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of working life in Bulgaria peaked at 34.8 Year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29 Year, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.47 Year | 29 Year | 32.5 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.23 Year | 31.1 Year | 34 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.02 Year | 32.6 Year | 34.8 Year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of working life in Bulgaria?
- Duration of working life in Bulgaria was 34.6 Year in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest duration of working life recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8 Year in 2024.
- What is the lowest duration of working life recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 Year in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for duration of working life?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of working life rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Duration of working life. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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