Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived was 9 Average in 2025. ▼ Falling
Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Bulgaria is 9 Average, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Bulgaria peaked at 9.6 Average in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9 Average, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 1st of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.6 Average | — |
| 2016 | 9.6 Average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5 Average | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.3 Average | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.4 Average | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.3 Average | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3 Average | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.2 Average | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.1 Average | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 9.1 Average | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 Average | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.48 Average | 9.3 Average | 9.6 Average | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.17 Average | 9 Average | 9.3 Average | 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 mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Bulgaria?
- Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Bulgaria was 9 Average in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest mean number of deprivation items among the deprived recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 Average in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean number of deprivation items among the deprived recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 Average in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mean number of deprivation items among the deprived?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is mean number of deprivation items among the deprived rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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