Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age was 24.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Bulgaria stood at 24.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Bulgaria peaked at 48.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 1st of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 48.4% | — |
| 2016 | 42.9% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 24.6% | -7.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 24.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 13.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 24.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 14.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.0% | 34.7% | 48.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 24.6% | 34.6% | 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 who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Bulgaria?
- Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Bulgaria was 24.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. 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 who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age, sex and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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