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Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Bulgaria

Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Bulgaria was 18,580 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.1% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons18,580
Change on 2023-1.1%
Rank4th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high29,9032008
Series low18,5802024

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Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Bulgaria, 2008 to 2024

17.5K20K22.5K25K27.5K30K2008201120142017202020242008: 29,903 persons2009: 26,586 persons2010: 24,955 persons2011: 25,065 persons2012: 25,030 persons2013: 24,635 persons2014: 24,066 persons2015: 24,969 persons2016: 24,080 persons2017: 21,959 persons2018: 21,663 persons2019: 19,138 persons2020: 20,249 persons2021: 19,529 persons2022: 18,800 persons2023: 18,781 persons2024: 18,580 persons15K20K25K30K2008201420242008: 29,903 persons2009: 26,586 persons2010: 24,955 persons2011: 25,065 persons2012: 25,030 persons2013: 24,635 persons2014: 24,066 persons2015: 24,969 persons2016: 24,080 persons2017: 21,959 persons2018: 21,663 persons2019: 19,138 persons2020: 20,249 persons2021: 19,529 persons2022: 18,800 persons2023: 18,781 persons2024: 18,580 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
202418,580
202318,781
202218,800
202119,529 Series break
202020,249
201919,138
201821,663 Series break
201721,959
201624,080
201524,969
201424,066
201324,635
201225,030
201125,065
201024,955
200926,586
200829,903

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Bulgaria18,580
European Union (27)370,000

Bulgaria compared with nearby places

Austria: 7,524 personsBelgium: 2,180 personsBulgaria: 18,580 personsCyprus: 595 personsCzechia: 18,014 personsGermany: 37,576 personsDenmark: 3,899 personsEstonia: 2,236 personsSpain: 18,193 personsFinland: 6,542 personsFrance: 13,861 personsGreece: 6,380 personsCroatia: 2,051 personsHungary: 4,100 personsItaly: 17,595 personsLithuania: 2,489 personsLuxembourg: 254 personsLatvia: 3,431 personsMalta: 188 personsNetherlands: 8,432 personsPoland: 145,570 personsPortugal: 9,800 personsRomania: 26,154 personsSweden: 7,633 personsSlovenia: 2,223 personsSlovakia: 3,953 persons
  • Under 2,000
  • 2,000 to 4,000
  • 4,000 to 8,000
  • 8,000 to 18K
  • 18K and over
  • No data
Persons employed in mining and quarrying, 2024, persons. Bulgaria is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in mining and quarrying, Bulgaria, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in mining and quarrying, Bulgaria, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-mining/bulgaria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in mining and quarrying, Bulgaria, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-mining/bulgaria.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in mining and quarrying, Bulgaria, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-mining/bulgaria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the persons employed in mining and quarrying in Bulgaria?

Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Bulgaria was 18,580 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.1% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in mining and quarrying in Bulgaria?

29,903 in 2008, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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