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
5th
of 35 countries
All-time high
66
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.
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 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.2, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 5th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.18 | 50.1 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38 | 33.2 | 43.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 2 Albania 46.2 compare
- 3 North Macedonia 43.7 compare
- 4 Montenegro 37.9 compare
- 6 Serbia 31.1 compare
- 7 Romania 23.4 compare
- 8 Slovak Republic 23 compare
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 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 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 5th out of 35 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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