Subjective poverty by tenure status in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Subjective poverty by tenure status was 37.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
37.4%
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
5th
of 36 countries
All-time high
66.0%
in 2012
All-time low
33.2%
in 2023
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Subjective poverty by tenure status in Bulgaria, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subjective poverty by tenure status in Bulgaria is 37.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by tenure status in Bulgaria peaked at 66.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.2% | 50.1% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 33.2% | 43.7% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.208 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 27.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0893 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0893 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1148 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2372 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by tenure status in Bulgaria?
- Subjective poverty by tenure status in Bulgaria was 37.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for subjective poverty by tenure status?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subjective poverty by tenure status rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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