Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree was 96 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Bulgaria stood at 96 Thousand persons.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Bulgaria peaked at 148 Thousand persons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86 Thousand persons, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 20th out of 41 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.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 132 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 148 Thousand persons | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 112 Thousand persons | -24.3% |
| 2018 | 105 Thousand persons | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 127 Thousand persons | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 92 Thousand persons | -27.6% |
| 2021 | 110 Thousand persons | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 115 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 89 Thousand persons | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 86 Thousand persons | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 96 Thousand persons | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 124.8 Thousand persons | 105 Thousand persons | 148 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 98 Thousand persons | 86 Thousand persons | 115 Thousand persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Bulgaria?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Bulgaria was 96 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 148 Thousand persons in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 86 Thousand persons in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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