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
7th
of 45 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18.4% | — |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +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% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -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% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 21.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.0%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 21.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 18.4% | 22.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 20.7% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 20.6% | 23.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More poverty & inequality data for Bulgaria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
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 7th out of 45 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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