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.
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 37 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 | Value | 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 | +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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8 | 14.8 | 24.2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.32 | 20.9 | 42.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.33 | 23.5 | 34.2 | 6 |
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 29.97 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.208 (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 37 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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