Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 31.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Bulgaria is 31.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Bulgaria peaked at 44.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 44.0% | — |
| 2016 | 42.1% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.9% | 33.9% | 44.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 31.7% | 36.6% | 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 or social exclusion by level of disability in Bulgaria?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Bulgaria was 31.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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