At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households was 24.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
24.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
29th
of 47 countries
All-time high
33.3%
in 2011
All-time low
19.3%
in 2014
Years of data
20
2006–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 24.0% for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Bulgaria peaked at 33.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24.5% | — |
| 2007 | 29.6% | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | -24.7% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 24.0% | -0.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 24.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.7%, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 24.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.9%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 24.5% | 32.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 19.3% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.0% | 26.2% | 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 of persons living in single-person households in Bulgaria?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Bulgaria was 24.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households below-above 65 years by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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