Bulgaria vs Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)

Bulgaria
45.4%
in 2025
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
43.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
4th
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank
3rd

At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 45.4% against 43.1% in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 4th and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd of 47 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) Difference Ahead
2010s 44.5% 44.2% 0.3% Bulgaria
2020s 44.5% 43.8% 0.7% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in), Bulgaria or Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
Bulgaria, at 45.4% against 43.1% in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) as of 2025.
What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) between Bulgaria and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
2.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
Bulgaria ranks 4th and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by household type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by household type
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,004 data points, 2003–2025
Last refreshed