Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Bulgaria

Employment in agriculture in Bulgaria in 2025 — 4.7%. Ranked 130 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.8 pp.

2025 4.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 130of 182
Period maximum 13.7%1998
Period minimum 4.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Bulgaria, 1991–202505101519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 9.5%1992: 10%1993: 10.6%1994: 11.2%1995: 11.9%1996: 12.5%1997: 13.2%1998: 13.7%1999: 13.4%2000: 13.2%2001: 9.7%2002: 10.7%2003: 11.1%2004: 10.7%2005: 8.9%2006: 8.1%2007: 7.5%2008: 7.6%2009: 6.9%2010: 6.7%2011: 6.5%2012: 6.5%2013: 6.5%2014: 7.3%2015: 6.8%2016: 6.9%2017: 7.2%2018: 6.7%2019: 6.8%2020: 6.6%2021: 6.4%2022: 6.6%2023: 6.2%2024: 4.8%2025: 4.7%
Change over the period: −4.8 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 4.7%
World 25.8%
Eastern Europe computed 6.1%
Employment in agriculture — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.7 −0.2 pp
2024 4.8 −1.4 pp
2023 6.2 −0.3 pp
2022 6.6 +0.1 pp
2021 6.4 −0.2 pp
2020 6.6 −0.2 pp
2019 6.8 +0.1 pp
2018 6.7 −0.5 pp
2017 7.2 +0.3 pp
2016 6.9 +0.1 pp
2015 6.8 −0.5 pp
2014 7.3 +0.8 pp
2013 6.5 −0 pp
2012 6.5 +0.1 pp
2011 6.5 −0.2 pp
2010 6.7 −0.2 pp
2009 6.9 −0.7 pp
2008 7.6 +0.1 pp
2007 7.5 −0.6 pp
2006 8.1 −0.8 pp
2005 8.9 −1.8 pp
2004 10.7 −0.4 pp
2003 11.1 +0.4 pp
2002 10.7 +1 pp
2001 9.7 −3.5 pp
2000 13.2 −0.3 pp
1999 13.4 −0.3 pp
1998 13.7 +0.6 pp
1997 13.2 +0.7 pp
1996 12.5 +0.6 pp
1995 11.9 +0.7 pp
1994 11.2 +0.6 pp
1993 10.6 +0.6 pp
1992 10 +0.5 pp
1991 9.5

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.