Persons at risk: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons at risk: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region was 32.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Bulgaria, 2006–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 32.1% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Bulgaria peaked at 61.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 4th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Persons at risk: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 61.3% | — |
| 2007 | 60.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 46.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | -2.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 32.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.8%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 32.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.0%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons at risk: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -26.2% | 60.7% | 44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2% | 44.8% | 61.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 32.8% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 1 Türkiye 41.5% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 39.8% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 39.8% compare
- 5 Serbia 31.1% compare
- 5 Serbia 31.1% compare
- 7 Montenegro 30.9% compare
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 nuts 2 region - eu in Bulgaria?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Bulgaria was 32.1% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. 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 NUTS 2 region - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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