Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation was 6,444 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 6,444 Thousand persons for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Bulgaria peaked at 7,214 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,444 Thousand persons, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 20th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7,214 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 7,160 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7,120 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 7,063 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 7,009 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 6,962 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 6,923 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 6,851 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 6,452 Thousand persons | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 6,450 Thousand persons | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 6,444 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 6,444 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,444 Thousand persons, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 6,444 Thousand persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 7,634 Thousand persons, 84% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,113 Thousand persons | 7,009 Thousand persons | 7,214 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 6,680 Thousand persons | 6,444 Thousand persons | 6,962 Thousand persons | 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 number of items of deprivation in Bulgaria?
- Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Bulgaria was 6,444 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7,214 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,444 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 number of items of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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