Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 29.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Bulgaria, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 29.0% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Bulgaria peaked at 49.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 11th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49.2% | — |
| 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 | 32.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 29.0% | -4.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 29.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 29.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.2% | 32.5% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 29.0% | 32.2% | 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 proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Bulgaria was 29.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. 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 in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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