Hours worked per week of full-time employment

In 2024, Bulgaria's hours worked per week of full-time employment decreased by 0.2% compared to 2023, reaching 40.2.

Bulgaria accounts for 99.8% of the EU-27 total of 40.3.

Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.5% (from 40.8 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00071, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.