At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 15.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.7%
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
5th
of 43 countries
All-time high
19.2%
in 2024
All-time low
8.5%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 15.7% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and up 84.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Bulgaria peaked at 19.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2015.
Bulgaria ranks 5th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.5% | — |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +45.9% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +32.1% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +28.9% |
| 2025 | 15.7% | -18.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 15.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 15.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.5% | 8.5% | 12.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 11.2% | 19.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More population data for Bulgaria
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,187 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.8803 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.921 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 32.53 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 146,527 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Bulgaria?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Bulgaria was 15.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2015.
- How does Bulgaria rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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