Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree was 98 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
98
Change on year
up 14.9%
World rank
22nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
167.3
in 2016
All-time low
85.3
in 2024
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Bulgaria, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Bulgaria is 98, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Bulgaria peaked at 167.3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 85.3, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 22nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 154.2 | — |
| 2014 | 164.3 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 145.9 | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 167.3 | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 116.7 | -30.2% |
| 2018 | 111.5 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 131.2 | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 94.6 | -27.9% |
| 2021 | 104.7 | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 118.8 | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 93.5 | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 85.3 | -8.8% |
| 2025 | 98 | +14.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 98 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 107.5, 91% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 98 is below the median for high income countries, which is 114, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 141.59 | 111.5 | 167.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.15 | 85.3 | 118.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,187 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.8803 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.921 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.733 (2100)
- Population density 32.53 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 146,527 (2100)
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 98 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 167.3 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 85.3 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
- Bulgaria ranks 22nd out of 45 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 32.8%. 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 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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