Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 32.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Bulgaria, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2020, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Bulgaria stood at 32.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Bulgaria peaked at 49.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49.2% | — |
| 2011 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.2% | 32.5% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 2 Türkiye 41.5% compare
- 3 North Macedonia 39.9% compare
- 4 Ecuador 38.1% compare
- 6 El Salvador 32.0% compare
- 7 Montenegro 30.9% compare
- 8 Romania 30.4% compare
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 multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Bulgaria?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Bulgaria was 32.1% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. 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 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor