People living in households with very low work intensity … tenure in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: People living in households with very low work intensity … tenure was 6.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 6.9 for people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Bulgaria peaked at 10.7 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
People living in households with very low work intensity … tenure in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.7 | — |
| 2016 | 10.5 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 10.3 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 8.5 | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 8.6 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.6 | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 7.7 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.9 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 6.6 | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 7.1 | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 6.9 | -2.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 6.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 6.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.95, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.72 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Bulgaria?
- People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Bulgaria was 6.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7 in 2015.
- What is the lowest people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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