Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 4.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 4.4% for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Bulgaria peaked at 33.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.1% | — |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +550.7% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -44.8% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -25.8% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -21.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 4.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 2.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 4.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +550.7% | 5.1% | 33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 13.0% | 33.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 8.2% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More poverty & inequality data for Bulgaria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Bulgaria?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Bulgaria was 4.4% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Bulgaria ranks 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.