Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 2.05 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2.05 million for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and up 242.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Bulgaria peaked at 2.05 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 130,251, in 2006.
Bulgaria ranks 40th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 828,396 | 828,396 | 828,396 | 1 |
| 2000s | 387,932 | 130,251 | 495,784 | 4 |
| 2010s | 730,039 | 335,261 | 1.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 million | 1.53 million | 2.05 million | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Bulgaria
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.75 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,224 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 29.97 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.208 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 27.65 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0893 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0893 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1148 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2372 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Bulgaria?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Bulgaria was 2.05 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,251 in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Bulgaria ranks 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 242.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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