In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 20.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.5%
Change on year
up 21.3%
World rank
6th
of 44 countries
All-time high
29.6%
in 2011
All-time low
3.8%
in 2007
Years of data
9
2006–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Bulgaria is 20.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 21.3% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Bulgaria peaked at 29.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2007.
That places Bulgaria 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.9% | — |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -51.9% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +400.0% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +101.4% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -32.7% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | +21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 3.8% | 19.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 14.7% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 16.9% | 25.1% | 3 |
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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)
- 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Bulgaria?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Bulgaria was 20.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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