At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 21.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
21.2
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
23.8
in 2020
All-time low
18.4
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria is 21.2, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria peaked at 23.8 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.4, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18.4 | — |
| 2007 | 22 | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 21.4 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 21.8 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 20.7 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 22.2 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 21.2 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 21 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.8 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 22 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.9 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 23.4 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 22 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 22.6 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 23.8 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 22.1 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 22.9 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 20.6 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 21.7 | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 21.2 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9 | 18.4 | 22 | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.98 | 20.7 | 23.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.05 | 20.6 | 23.8 | 6 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Bulgaria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,224 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.97 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.208 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria was 21.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8 in 2020.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4 in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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