ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 6.9 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Bulgaria is 6.9 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Bulgaria peaked at 15.4 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.9 %, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 62nd of 113 countries on this measure, 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 — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 12 % | -22.1% |
| 2002 | 13 % | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 13.6 % | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 12.9 % | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 10.8 % | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 9.8 % | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 9.2 % | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 9 % | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 8.4 % | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 8.1 % | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 7.9 % | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.5 % | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 8.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.2 % | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 9.1 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.4 % | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 8.7 % | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 8.6 % | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.7 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.3 % | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 8.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.2 % | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 6.9 % | -15.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 6.9 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.4 %, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 6.9 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.55 %, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.41 % | 8.4 % | 15.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7 % | 7.9 % | 9.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.08 % | 6.9 % | 8.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 7.5 % compare
- 61 New Zealand 7 % compare
- 62 Palestine, State of 6.9 % compare
- 64 South Africa 6.8 % compare
- 65 Mauritius 6.6 % compare
- 65 Russian Federation 6.6 % 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 ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Bulgaria?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Bulgaria was 6.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 % in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Bulgaria ranks 62nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Male — 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.