Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 2.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria is 2.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 11.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 134th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.0% | — |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -32.6% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -30.4% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 7.0% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 6 |
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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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria was 2.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.