Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 24.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria is 24.5, measured in 2025. 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 nuts 2 region in Bulgaria peaked at 53.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.5, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 5th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 53.2 | — |
| 2015 | 51.2 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 48.4 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 45 | -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 | 44.55 | 33.6 | 53.2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.25 | 24.5 | 33.7 | 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 material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria?
- Material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria was 24.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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