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

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

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
79th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2003
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
16
2001–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Bulgaria, 2001–2016

0.060.080.10.120.140.162001200820162001: 0.105 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.081 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.152 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.093 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.065 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.071 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.141 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.12 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.109 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.097 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.08 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.071 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.063 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.054 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.058 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.052 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Bulgaria stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

That places Bulgaria 79th out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2001 0.1%
2002 0.1% -23.0%
2003 0.2% +88.6%
2004 0.1% -38.9%
2005 0.1% -29.5%
2006 0.1% +7.9%
2007 0.1% +100.0%
2008 0.1% -14.7%
2009 0.1% -9.6%
2010 0.1% -11.4%
2011 0.1% -17.3%
2012 0.1% -11.1%
2013 0.1% -11.3%
2014 0.1% -13.5%
2015 0.1% +6.0%
2016 0.1% -9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

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  1. 76 Hungary 0.1% compare
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  3. 78 Netherlands 0.1% compare
  4. 80 Romania 0.0% compare
  5. 81 Latvia 0.0% compare
  6. 82 Lithuania 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Bulgaria?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 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 recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2003.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 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?
Bulgaria ranks 79th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,253 data points, 1970–2021
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