Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 38.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Bulgaria, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Bulgaria is 38.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Bulgaria peaked at 42.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2010.
That places Bulgaria 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 32.5% | — |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 39.6% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 38.1% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.8% | 32.5% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 38.1% | 42.4% | 6 |
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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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Bulgaria?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Bulgaria was 38.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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