In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) was 15.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria is 15.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria peaked at 18.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2013.
That places Bulgaria 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.5% | — |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -42.5% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +47.7% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -27.1% |
| 2025 | 15.2% | +10.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 15.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 15.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.1% | 6.5% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 13.7% | 18.8% | 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 level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria was 15.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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