Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
77th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2009
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria, 2002–2016

00.050.10.152002200920162002: 0.103 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.108 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.077 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.085 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.141 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.12 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.098 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.085 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.08 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.069 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.069 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.068 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria peaked at 0.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

Bulgaria ranks 77th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Bulgaria, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
2002 0.1%
2004 0.1% +4.8%
2005 0.1% -29.0%
2006 0.1% +11.1%
2009 0.1% +65.3%
2010 0.1% -14.7%
2011 0.1% -18.2%
2012 0.1% -13.3%
2013 0.1% -6.2%
2014 0.1% -13.3%
2015 0.1% -0.8%
2016 0.1% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 74 Netherlands 0.1% compare
  2. 75 Croatia 0.1% compare
  3. 76 Hungary 0.1% compare
  4. 78 Romania 0.1% compare
  5. 79 Latvia 0.1% compare
  6. 80 Republic of Moldova 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Bulgaria was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Bulgaria rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male?
Bulgaria ranks 77th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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