Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 343 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 343 Thousand persons for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Bulgaria peaked at 754 Thousand persons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 343 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 9th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 732 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 754 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 754 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 580 Thousand persons | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 597 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 658 Thousand persons | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 521 Thousand persons | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 508 Thousand persons | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 439 Thousand persons | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 390 Thousand persons | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 343 Thousand persons | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 683.4 Thousand persons | 580 Thousand persons | 754 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 476.5 Thousand persons | 343 Thousand persons | 658 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Population density 32.53 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Bulgaria?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Bulgaria was 343 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 754 Thousand persons in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 343 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Bulgaria ranks 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. 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 Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2030 poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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