Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 962 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria stood at 962 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria peaked at 2,636 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 962 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 8th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,636 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 2,387 Thousand persons | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 2,124 Thousand persons | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 1,568 Thousand persons | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 1,549 Thousand persons | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,538 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1,320 Thousand persons | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 1,282 Thousand persons | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1,161 Thousand persons | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 1,068 Thousand persons | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 962 Thousand persons | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,053 Thousand persons | 1,549 Thousand persons | 2,636 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,222 Thousand persons | 962 Thousand persons | 1,538 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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 severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria was 962 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,636 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 962 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. 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 rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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