ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 145.9 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Bulgaria, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 145.9 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Bulgaria peaked at 408.12 1000 No in 1998 and was at its lowest, 145.9 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 116th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 295.39 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 291.81 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 303.22 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 334.02 1000 No | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 359.41 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 369.98 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 387.8 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 408.12 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 392.49 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 372.59 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 268.56 1000 No | -27.9% |
| 2002 | 299.36 1000 No | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 322.17 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 320.75 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 267.66 1000 No | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 253.88 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 247.3 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 257.92 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 225.16 1000 No | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 206.69 1000 No | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 192.8 1000 No | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 192.84 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 191.16 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 216.29 1000 No | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 207.15 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 208.35 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 227.01 1000 No | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 211.96 1000 No | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 220.17 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 207.28 1000 No | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 198.41 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 207.83 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 197.45 1000 No | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 150.94 1000 No | -23.6% |
| 2025 | 145.9 1000 No | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 349.14 1000 No | 291.81 1000 No | 408.12 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 283.53 1000 No | 225.16 1000 No | 372.59 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 207.44 1000 No | 191.16 1000 No | 227.01 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 184.63 1000 No | 145.9 1000 No | 207.83 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Bulgaria?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Bulgaria was 145.9 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 408.12 1000 No in 1998.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 145.9 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Bulgaria ranks 116th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.