Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 40.03 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Bulgaria stood at 40.03 %.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Bulgaria peaked at 41.79 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.17 %, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 76th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.17 % | — |
| 2001 | 30.11 % | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 27.99 % | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 30.25 % | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 27.9 % | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 29.24 % | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 30.05 % | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 30.61 % | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 27.05 % | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 31.6 % | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 29.96 % | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 28.94 % | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 36.03 % | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 38.59 % | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 34.82 % | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 41.79 % | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 40.08 % | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 40.25 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 38.42 % | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 36.24 % | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 41.66 % | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 39.23 % | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 35.26 % | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 40.03 % | +13.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 40.03 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.82 %, 74% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 40.03 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.54 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1 % | 26.17 % | 31.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.51 % | 28.94 % | 41.79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.05 % | 35.26 % | 41.66 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 73 New Caledonia 40.92 % compare
- 74 China, Hong Kong SAR 40.76 % compare
- 75 Belgium 40.58 % compare
- 77 Barbados 39.87 % compare
- 77 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 39.87 % compare
- 79 Senegal 39.62 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 21.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 503.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2583 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Bulgaria?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Bulgaria was 40.03 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 41.79 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.17 % in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
- Bulgaria ranks 76th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.