ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in crop and animal in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in crop and animal was 118.67 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in crop and animal in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in crop and animal in Bulgaria is 118.67 1000 No, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in crop and animal in Bulgaria peaked at 342.29 1000 No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 118.67 1000 No, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 47th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in crop and animal in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 342.29 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 247.2 1000 No | -27.8% |
| 2002 | 277.31 1000 No | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 299.06 1000 No | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 293.06 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 243.52 1000 No | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 230.26 1000 No | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 219.37 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 224.55 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 206.73 1000 No | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 188.25 1000 No | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 181.86 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 168.06 1000 No | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 171.01 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 181.12 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 177.32 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 171.83 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 186.64 1000 No | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 178.61 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 183.35 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 176.49 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 166.92 1000 No | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 156.58 1000 No | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 140.03 1000 No | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 118.67 1000 No | -15.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 118.67 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.74 1000 No, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 118.67 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102.14 1000 No, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 258.33 1000 No | 206.73 1000 No | 342.29 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 178.81 1000 No | 168.06 1000 No | 188.25 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 151.74 1000 No | 118.67 1000 No | 176.49 1000 No | 5 |
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 ilostat - labour force survey — employment in crop and animal in Bulgaria?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in crop and animal in Bulgaria was 118.67 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in crop and animal recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 342.29 1000 No in 2000.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in crop and animal recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 118.67 1000 No in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in crop and animal?
- Bulgaria ranks 47th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in crop and animal rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities — 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.