Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 70.02 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
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
Bulgaria recorded 70.02 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bulgaria peaked at 70.89 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 63.08 %, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 76th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 63.08 % | — |
| 2001 | 65.06 % | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 63.99 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 65.12 % | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 63.95 % | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 64.62 % | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 65.02 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 65.3 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 63.52 % | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 65.8 % | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 64.98 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 64.47 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 68.02 % | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 69.29 % | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 67.41 % | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 70.89 % | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 70.04 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 70.13 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.21 % | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 68.12 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 70.83 % | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 69.61 % | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 67.63 % | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 70.02 % | +3.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 70.02 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.91 %, 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 70.02 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 67.27 %, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.55 % | 63.08 % | 65.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.26 % | 64.47 % | 70.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.52 % | 67.63 % | 70.83 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 73 New Caledonia 70.46 % compare
- 74 China, Hong Kong SAR 70.38 % compare
- 75 Belgium 70.29 % compare
- 77 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 69.94 % compare
- 78 Barbados 69.93 % compare
- 79 Senegal 69.81 % 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 70.02 % 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 70.89 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.08 % in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Bulgaria ranks 76th 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 up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Male — 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.