Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl was 8.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
8.0%
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
2nd
of 26 countries
All-time high
8.3%
in 2010
All-time low
7.0%
in 2016
Years of data
6
2005–2018
Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Bulgaria, 2005–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 8.0% for households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in 2018.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Bulgaria peaked at 8.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Bulgaria?
- Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Bulgaria was 8.0% in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
- Is households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) by out-of-pocket payments (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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