Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 65,175 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 65,175 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Bulgaria peaked at 609,665 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 76th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 268,562 people | 131,393 people | 609,665 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 197,291 people | 100,304 people | 319,931 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,844 people | 46,211 people | 79,916 people | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.208 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0893 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0893 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1148 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 27.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2372 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Bulgaria?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Bulgaria was 65,175 people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 609,665 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Bulgaria ranks 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.