Subjective poverty by sex and age in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 36.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
36.1%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
6th
of 47 countries
All-time high
66.0%
in 2012
All-time low
33.2%
in 2023
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Bulgaria, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, subjective poverty by sex and age in Bulgaria stood at 36.1%.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Bulgaria peaked at 66.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 6th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 65.0% | — |
| 2011 | 62.4% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 37.4% | +12.7% |
| 2025 | 36.1% | -3.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 36.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 36.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 2.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.2% | 50.1% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 33.2% | 43.7% | 6 |
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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Bulgaria?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Bulgaria was 36.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. 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 Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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