In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 10.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Bulgaria is 10.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Bulgaria peaked at 10.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2007.
That places Bulgaria 1st out of 47 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 type of contract in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.7% | — |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +66.7% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +32.7% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +65.5% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +23.3% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 6.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 7.5% | 10.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 2 Spain 8.1% compare
- 3 United Kingdom 8.0% compare
- 3 United Kingdom 8.0% compare
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 type of contract in Bulgaria?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Bulgaria was 10.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. 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 type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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