Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - EU2030 target in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - EU2030 target was 1,869 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - EU2030 target in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1,869 Thousand persons for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target in Bulgaria peaked at 3,124 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,869 Thousand persons, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - EU2030 target in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,124 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 2,938 Thousand persons | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 2,705 Thousand persons | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 2,331 Thousand persons | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 2,324 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,332 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,193 Thousand persons | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 2,206 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,933 Thousand persons | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 1,953 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 1,869 Thousand persons | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,684 Thousand persons | 2,324 Thousand persons | 3,124 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,081 Thousand persons | 1,869 Thousand persons | 2,332 Thousand persons | 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 - eu2030 target in Bulgaria?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target in Bulgaria was 1,869 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,124 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,869 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. 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 - EU2030 target. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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