Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 43.66 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
43.66 %
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
69th
of 174 countries
All-time high
47.87 %
in 2007
All-time low
41.92 %
in 2017
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Bulgaria, 2000–2023

010203040502000201120232000: 43 %2001: 44.2 %2002: 44.4 %2003: 44.6 %2004: 44.6 %2005: 45.5 %2006: 46.1 %2007: 47.9 %2008: 47.2 %2009: 46.7 %2010: 45.7 %2011: 45.7 %2012: 45 %2013: 44.3 %2014: 44.3 %2015: 42.6 %2016: 42.4 %2017: 41.9 %2018: 43.2 %2019: 44 %2020: 42.8 %2021: 43.3 %2022: 44.4 %2023: 43.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 43.66 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Bulgaria peaked at 47.87 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 41.92 %, in 2017.

That places Bulgaria 69th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems in Bulgaria, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 42.99 %
2001 44.21 % +2.8%
2002 44.44 % +0.5%
2003 44.58 % +0.3%
2004 44.58 % +0.0%
2005 45.54 % +2.2%
2006 46.14 % +1.3%
2007 47.87 % +3.7%
2008 47.19 % -1.4%
2009 46.71 % -1.0%
2010 45.68 % -2.2%
2011 45.7 % +0.0%
2012 45.03 % -1.5%
2013 44.32 % -1.6%
2014 44.32 % +0.0%
2015 42.56 % -4.0%
2016 42.44 % -0.3%
2017 41.92 % -1.2%
2018 43.18 % +3.0%
2019 43.97 % +1.8%
2020 42.79 % -2.7%
2021 43.32 % +1.2%
2022 44.35 % +2.4%
2023 43.66 % -1.6%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 43.66 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.2 %, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 43.66 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42.46 %, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.42 % 42.99 % 47.87 % 10
2010s 43.91 % 41.92 % 45.7 % 10
2020s 43.53 % 42.79 % 44.35 % 4

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  1. 66 Austria 43.71 % compare
  2. 67 Comoros 43.7 % compare
  3. 68 Luxembourg 43.67 % compare
  4. 70 Poland 43.52 % compare
  5. 71 Mongolia 43.43 % compare
  6. 72 Gabon 43.29 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Bulgaria?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Bulgaria was 43.66 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 47.87 % in 2007.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 41.92 % in 2017.
How does Bulgaria rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
Bulgaria ranks 69th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,335 data points, 2000–2023
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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.