ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in crop and in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in crop and was 84.84 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in crop and in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in crop and in Bulgaria stood at 84.84 %.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in crop and in Bulgaria peaked at 92.98 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 84.82 %, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 60th of 74 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in crop and in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.1 % | — |
| 2002 | 92.98 % | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 92.7 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.91 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 89.99 % | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 90.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.67 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.4 % | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 87.51 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.94 % | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 84.82 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 85.13 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 86.93 % | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 86.46 % | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.76 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.84 % | -2.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 84.84 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.02 %, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 84.84 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.62 %, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.45 % | 89.99 % | 92.98 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 86.86 % | 84.82 % | 89.67 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.8 % | 84.84 % | 86.76 % | 2 |
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 — share of employment in crop and in Bulgaria?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in crop and in Bulgaria was 84.84 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in crop and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 92.98 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in crop and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.82 % in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in crop and?
- Bulgaria ranks 60th out of 74 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in crop and rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 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.