Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 19.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Bulgaria, 2006–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Bulgaria stood at 19.4%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Bulgaria peaked at 57.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 3rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 41.2% | 57.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 20.9% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 29.97 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.208 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 27.65 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0893 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0893 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1148 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2372 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Bulgaria?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Bulgaria was 19.4% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Bulgaria ranks 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. 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 deprivation rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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