Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 49.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 49.7% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Bulgaria peaked at 96.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 87th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 78.8% | — |
| 2006 | 96.4% | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 84.9% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | -10.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 49.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 2.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 49.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.5%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 84.9% | 96.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 66.7% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 49.7% | 61.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More poverty & inequality data for Bulgaria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Bulgaria?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Bulgaria was 49.7% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Bulgaria ranks 87th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.