Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region was 15.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria is 15.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria peaked at 36.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 3rd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 36.8% | — |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | -9.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 15.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8%, 3.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 15.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 3.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.9% | 22.1% | 36.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 15.0% | 22.1% | 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 severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria?
- Severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria was 15.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 3rd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. 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 Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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