Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex was 1,348 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria, 2006–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1,348 for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria peaked at 4,451 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,348, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4,451 | — |
| 2007 | 4,426 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3,151 | -28.8% |
| 2009 | 3,184 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3,459 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 3,277 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 3,242 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 3,129 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2,399 | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 2,468 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 2,285 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 2,136 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 1,474 | -31.0% |
| 2019 | 1,466 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,348 | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,803 | 3,151 | 4,451 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2,534 | 1,466 | 3,459 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,348 | 1,348 | 1,348 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria?
- Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Bulgaria was 1,348 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,451 in 2006.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,348 in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. 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 deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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