Time-related underemployment, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Time-related underemployment, female was 0.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, female in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 32,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,940 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 31,598 (2025)
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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About this data
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.