In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 17.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
17.2
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
15th
of 37 countries
All-time high
28.7
in 2014
All-time low
12.8
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 17.2 for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in 2025.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Bulgaria peaked at 28.7 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.8, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12.8 | — |
| 2007 | 17.7 | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 19.1 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 22.1 | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 22.5 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 25.8 | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 18.4 | -28.7% |
| 2013 | 26.3 | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 28.7 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 22.3 | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 24.6 | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 23.5 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.6 | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 19.8 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 14.8 | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 15.3 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 19.7 | +28.8% |
| 2024 | 19.3 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 17.2 | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.93 | 12.8 | 22.1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.63 | 18.4 | 28.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.68 | 14.8 | 19.8 | 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 months worked in Bulgaria?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Bulgaria was 17.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7 in 2014.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8 in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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