Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children was 32.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Bulgaria, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of population ages 0-17.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Bulgaria is 32.8%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Bulgaria peaked at 51.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 7th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 0-17 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49.8% | — |
| 2011 | 51.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.6% | 33.4% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 32.8% | 1 |
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 multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Bulgaria?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Bulgaria was 32.8% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children (% of population ages 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of children who are multidimensionally poor