Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 24.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria stood at 24.5%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria peaked at 53.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 53.2% | — |
| 2015 | 51.2% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 24.5% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.6% | 33.6% | 53.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 24.5% | 33.7% | 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 material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria was 24.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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