Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 21.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Bulgaria, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Bulgaria is 21.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Bulgaria peaked at 23.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2022.
That places Bulgaria 23rd out of 73 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22.9% | — |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.9% | 22.0% | 23.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.6% | 22.9% | 4 |
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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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Bulgaria was 21.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 73 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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