Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 29.98 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bulgaria is 29.98 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bulgaria peaked at 36.92 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.11 %, in 2015.
That places Bulgaria 99th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.92 % | — |
| 2001 | 34.94 % | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 36.01 % | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 34.88 % | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 36.05 % | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 35.38 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 34.98 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 34.7 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 36.48 % | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 34.2 % | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 35.02 % | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 35.53 % | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 31.98 % | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 30.71 % | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 32.59 % | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 29.11 % | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 29.96 % | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 29.87 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.79 % | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 31.88 % | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 29.17 % | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 30.39 % | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 32.37 % | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 29.98 % | -7.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 29.98 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.09 %, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 29.98 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.73 %, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.45 % | 34.2 % | 36.92 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.74 % | 29.11 % | 35.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.48 % | 29.17 % | 32.37 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 96 Senegal 30.19 % compare
- 97 Barbados 30.07 % compare
- 98 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 30.06 % compare
- 100 Belgium 29.71 % compare
- 101 China, Hong Kong SAR 29.62 % compare
- 102 New Caledonia 29.54 % 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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bulgaria?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bulgaria was 29.98 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.92 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.11 % in 2015.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.