Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 26.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria is 26.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria peaked at 29.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2010.
Bulgaria ranks 4th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.4% | — |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +25.7% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 26.8% | -0.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 26.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 26.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +25.7% | 21.0% | 26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.2% | 20.4% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 26.8% | 29.0% | 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 persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Bulgaria was 26.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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