Bulgaria vs Sweden: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex
Bulgaria
20.5%
in 2025
Sweden
26.8%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
6th
Sweden rank
4th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 26.8% against 20.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sweden ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 44 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 30.2% | 19.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 24.8% | 2.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 22.7% | 1.9% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 26.8% against 20.5% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 6.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.