In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 34.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Bulgaria is 34.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 17.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Bulgaria peaked at 42.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 2nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.8% | — |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -25.1% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +33.0% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | +39.3% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +28.1% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 34.2% | +17.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 34.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4%, 2.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 34.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 2.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 14.8% | 24.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 20.9% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 23.5% | 34.2% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Bulgaria?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Bulgaria was 34.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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