Time-related underemployment, female in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Time-related underemployment, female was 0.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
up 26.6%
World rank
95th
of 103 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 2007
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Time-related underemployment, female in Bulgaria, 2001–2024

00.511.52001201220242001: 0.647 % of employment2002: 0.642 % of employment2003: 0.452 % of employment2004: 0.469 % of employment2005: 0.313 % of employment2006: 0.347 % of employment2007: 0.204 % of employment2008: 0.838 % of employment2009: 0.78 % of employment2010: 1.1 % of employment2011: 1 % of employment2012: 1.5 % of employment2013: 1.4 % of employment2014: 1.6 % of employment2015: 1.1 % of employment2016: 0.903 % of employment2017: 0.707 % of employment2018: 0.767 % of employment2019: 0.676 % of employment2020: 0.551 % of employment2021: 0.512 % of employment2022: 0.589 % of employment2023: 0.413 % of employment2024: 0.523 % of employment

Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, female in Bulgaria is 0.5%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 26.6% on the previous year and down 67.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Bulgaria peaked at 1.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.

That places Bulgaria 95th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Time-related underemployment, female in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2024.
Year % of employment Change
2001 0.6%
2002 0.6% -0.8%
2003 0.5% -29.6%
2004 0.5% +3.8%
2005 0.3% -33.3%
2006 0.3% +10.9%
2007 0.2% -41.2%
2008 0.8% +310.8%
2009 0.8% -6.9%
2010 1.1% +44.1%
2011 1.0% -8.1%
2012 1.5% +49.4%
2013 1.4% -9.5%
2014 1.6% +14.8%
2015 1.1% -32.1%
2016 0.9% -17.1%
2017 0.7% -21.7%
2018 0.8% +8.5%
2019 0.7% -11.9%
2020 0.6% -18.5%
2021 0.5% -7.1%
2022 0.6% +15.0%
2023 0.4% -29.9%
2024 0.5% +26.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.2% 0.8% 9
2010s 1.1% 0.7% 1.6% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 5

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  6. 98 Mongolia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time-related underemployment, female in Bulgaria?
Time-related underemployment, female in Bulgaria was 0.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
How does Bulgaria rank for time-related underemployment, female?
Bulgaria ranks 95th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment)
Unit
% of employment
Source
International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
116 places, 1,925 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.