Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region was 15 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria is 15, 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, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 3rd out of 34 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.94 | 22.1 | 36.8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.25 | 15 | 22.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 1 Albania 32.8 compare
- 2 Romania 16.8 compare
- 4 Greece 14.9 compare
- 5 North Macedonia 11.6 compare
- 6 Montenegro 11 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bulgaria
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.75 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,224 (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 revenues vs income inequality 29.97 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.208 (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 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 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 3rd out of 34 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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