Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 6.06 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 6.06 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Bulgaria peaked at 7.68 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.07 million, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.68 million | 7.68 million | 7.68 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.37 million | 4.07 million | 6.01 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.72 million | 5.54 million | 5.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.00 million | 5.96 million | 6.06 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 poverty thresholds in Bulgaria?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Bulgaria was 6.06 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.68 million in 1992.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 million in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Bulgaria ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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