Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bulgaria was reported at 5.6778 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bulgaria - Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Bulgaria Employment: sa: Agriculture data was reported at 141.875 Person th in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 166.375 Person th for 2023. Bulgaria Employment: sa: Agriculture data is updated yearly, averaging 201.025 Person th from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 251.050 Person th in 2008 and a record low of 141.875 Person th in 2024. Bulgaria Employment: sa: Agriculture data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.OECD.MEI: Employment and Employment Rate: Seasonally Adjusted: Non OECD Member: Annual.

Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bulgaria was reported at 3.5764 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bulgaria - Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Bulgaria - Employment: Agriculture, forestry and fishing was 473.68 Thousand in March of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Bulgaria - Employment: Agriculture, forestry and fishing - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Bulgaria - Employment: Agriculture, forestry and fishing reached a record high of 609.46 Thousand in June of 2020 and a record low of 473.68 Thousand in March of 2025.

Bulgaria BG: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data was reported at 5.678 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.444 % for 2022. Bulgaria BG: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 7.544 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2023, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.478 % in 1991 and a record low of 5.678 % in 2023. Bulgaria BG: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

In 2023, 5.68 percent of the employees in Bulgaria were active in the agricultural sector, while 29.59 percent in industry and 64.74 percent in the service sector.

Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bulgaria was reported at 7.5295 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bulgaria - Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

This dataset is about countries per year in Bulgaria. It has 1 row and is filtered where the date is 2021. It features 4 columns: country, agricultural land, and vulnerable employment.

Bulgaria BG: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data was reported at 3.576 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.246 % for 2022. Bulgaria BG: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 5.788 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2023, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.921 % in 1991 and a record low of 3.576 % in 2023. Bulgaria BG: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Bulgaria - Job vacancy rate: Agriculture, forestry and fishing was 1.50% in March of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Bulgaria - Job vacancy rate: Agriculture, forestry and fishing - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Bulgaria - Job vacancy rate: Agriculture, forestry and fishing reached a record high of 1.60% in March of 2023 and a record low of 0.40% in September of 2020.

This scatter chart displays agricultural land (km²) against vulnerable employment (% of total employment) in Bulgaria. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Bulgaria BG: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data was reported at 7.529 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.367 % for 2022. Bulgaria BG: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 9.182 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2023, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.780 % in 1991 and a record low of 7.529 % in 2023. Bulgaria BG: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

Bulgaria - Agricultural factor income per annual work unit (AWU) was EUR13037.00 in December of 2021, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Bulgaria - Agricultural factor income per annual work unit (AWU) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Bulgaria - Agricultural factor income per annual work unit (AWU) reached a record high of EUR13037.00 in December of 2021 and a record low of EUR2862.00 in December of 2003.

Bulgaria Agricultural Production: Final: GO: Non Agricultural Inseparable Secondary Activities data was reported at 299.000 BGN mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 273.200 BGN mn for 2022. Bulgaria Agricultural Production: Final: GO: Non Agricultural Inseparable Secondary Activities data is updated yearly, averaging 545.000 BGN mn from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2023, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,165.000 BGN mn in 2002 and a record low of 192.700 BGN mn in 2018. Bulgaria Agricultural Production: Final: GO: Non Agricultural Inseparable Secondary Activities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistical Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.B014: Agricultural Production and Other Accounts.

This horizontal bar chart displays agricultural land (km²) by date using the aggregation sum in Bulgaria. The data is about countries per year.

Bulgaria Number of Job Postings: Active: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting data was reported at 30.000 Unit in 28 Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 29.000 Unit for 21 Apr 2025. Bulgaria Number of Job Postings: Active: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting data is updated weekly, averaging 0.000 Unit from Jan 2008 (Median) to 28 Apr 2025, with 904 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 147.000 Unit in 16 Jan 2023 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in 10 May 2021. Bulgaria Number of Job Postings: Active: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Revelio Labs, Inc.. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.RL.JP: Number of Job Postings: Active: by Industry.

Abstract

The 2001 Bulgaria Integrated Household Survey was conducted by BBSS Gallup International under the supervision of the World Bank. Because of the expected excessive level of attrition due to the large time lag from the last survey and the massive internal and external migration since 1997, for the purpose of this survey it was decided to draw a new cross-section of households. Using the same stratified two-stage cluster design adopted in 1995, a similar nationally-representative sample was drawn by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) from the pre-census listing of the 2001 Population Census.

The main objective of the survey was to provide comparable poverty figures with the previous studies, the questionnaire used is virtually identical to the one used in the previous surveys and when changes were introduced particular attention was paid to maintain consistency with the previous questionnaires.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

• Households
• Individuals

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Sample size is 2,875 households

As in 1995, the original sampling plan called for the selection of five households in each of 500 randomly selected census clusters. In 2001, six households per cluster were provided by NSI to Gallup and the sixth household was used to replace households in the original sample in cases of refusal or absence. Each field substitution had to be verified by the team leader and approved by the field supervisor. A total of 2,500 households were finally interviewed. In addition, 133 Roma households were oversampled to allow more significant statistical comparisons of the group in some of the analyses. Detailed rules for the selection of the oversample were given to the enumerators and each selection was verified by the team leader.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Being a multi-purpose survey, the BIHS01 questionnaire follows the structure of a typical Living Standard Measurement Survey (LSMS). The survey collected exhaustive information for the estimation of a consumption aggregate. This includes food and non-food consumption expenditures as well as data for the imputation of housing rental value and the user value of durable goods. The questionnaire also contains comprehensive information for the estimation of income by source, as well as quite extensive information on health, education and the labor market.

The questionnaire has the following sections: Section 1: Household Roster Section 2: Migration Section 3: Education Section 4: Housing Section 5.1: Food Expenditure and Consumption Section 5.2: Purchase of Non-Food Commodities Section 6.1: Employment - status and history of employment Section 6.2: Main job - dependent activity (working for a salary or commission for somebody else) Section 6.3: Second - dependent activity (working for a salary or commission for somebody else) Section 6.4: Self employment - independent activity (working for yourself) Section 6.5: Agricultural land Section 6.6: Agriculture - crop production, yield Section 6.7: Agriculture assets Section 6.8: Agriculture - livestock: cattle, pigs, etc. Section 6.9: Other Farming Income and Costs Section 7.1: Remittances - Income Received from Absent Members of the Household or from Any Other Person. Section 7.2: Remittances - Absent Household Members and Other Persons Who Received Contributions from the Household Section 8.1: State old age pension Section 8.2: Private old age pension Section 8.3: Survivor's pension Section 8.4: Disability pension Section 8.5: Unemployment benefits - for all people above age 15 Section 8.6: Maternity and childcare benefits under the social assistance system
Section 8.7: In kind individual social benefits Section 8.8: Summary of child benefit allowance Section 8.9: Cash and in kind household social benefits Section 8.10: Other forms of revenue/debts Section 9.1: Household furniture and durable goods Section 9.2: Real estate assets Section 10: Health Status Section 11. Ethnicity of main respondent

This scatter chart displays rural population (people) against agricultural land (km²) in Bulgaria. The data is about countries per year.

Bulgaria Labour Force: Employed: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing data was reported at 166.400 Person th in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 184.900 Person th for 2022. Bulgaria Labour Force: Employed: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing data is updated yearly, averaging 206.500 Person th from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2023, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 251.200 Person th in 2008 and a record low of 166.400 Person th in 2023. Bulgaria Labour Force: Employed: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistical Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.G006: Labour Force Survey: 15 Years and Above: Employment.

Judgement on the current political and social problems of the country.

Topics: 1. Questions on the provisional Executive Commitee in the city: knowledge about the new provisional Executive Commitee in the municipality and number of personal friends in this committee; trust in the new Executive Commitee and judgement on the quality of the members; contribution of the new committee to democratization of the municipality; party proportions in the Executive Commitee; day and month of birth.

1. Questions on the last election of the National Assembly and on the impending election to the municipal council: assessment of the coming municipal election and of the last election to the National Assembly as free and democratic; most able party in questions of local policies; party preference at the local level; decision for a certain candidate; behavior at the polls in the last election to the National Assembly; personal change in party voted for; ineligible parties; coalition preference; judgement on the current crisis situation in the country; future expectation for the country.

2. Judgement on the parties, politicians and political situation: judgement on the conduct of the National Assembly, of President Zhelev, of the government, of the parliamentarians of the individual parties and of the party-state under Zhivkov; judgement on the current condition and future development of the economy of the country, agriculture, the supply of goods and services, inflation, the employment situation, health care, price development, social equity, care for the elderly, the housing situation, measures against the black market, care for the young, education, the fight against crime, the relation between ethnic groups, culture, environmental pollution, morals, television and preservation of law and order in the country; attitude to a multi-party-system in Bulgaria; preference for a communist or modern democratic society; attitude to criminal prosecution of earlier ruling personalities; attitude to reductions in pensions and elimination of privileges for the military; perceived criminal activities of Todor Zhivkov against the state and population; attitude to instruction in Turkish at Bulgarian schools.

3. Questions on production, private ownership and possesion of land: attitude to private property and independent entrepreneurs; sources of money to develop a private business; activity in agriculture and agricultural possessions; desire for employment in agriculture; possession of government or collective land; possession of a proof of ownership for land; utility of land ownership for agricultural production; preference for personal use or compensation for land ownership.

4. Family, neighborhood and satisfaction with situation in life: satisfaction with housing situation; judgement on intra-family relations; friends in the neighborhood and relations with neighbors; satisfaction with education, with occupational capabilities, with work or studies, with marital status, with the opportunities for political participation, leisure time, life at home, material wealth and health; satisfaction with life up to now and expectations for the future; desires for the future of one´s children; mobility desires; preferences for a certain location; judgement on the chances in looking for work; material reserves in case of loss of job; intent to quit; intent to emigrate; religious activities; attitude to a return of the Bulgarian king; attitude to the death penalty in Bulgaria; ethnic affiliation.