Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP was 9.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Bulgaria, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Bulgaria stood at 9.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Bulgaria peaked at 12.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2009.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.5% | — |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +111.1% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -31.6% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 6.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 8.9% | 12.3% | 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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Bulgaria?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Bulgaria was 9.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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