Hours worked per week of full-time employment

In 2025, Bulgaria's hours worked per week of full-time employment decreased by 0.2% compared to 2024, reaching 40.1.

Bulgaria accounts for 99.8% of the EU-27 total of 40.2.

Bulgaria ranks 17th 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 40.7 in 2020).

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