Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2030 poverty target in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2030 poverty target was 343 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 343 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 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 343, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 9th of 46 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: intersections of EU 2030 poverty target in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 732 | — |
| 2016 | 754 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 754 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 580 | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 597 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 658 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 521 | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 508 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 439 | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 390 | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 343 | -12.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 343 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80, 4.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 343 is above the median for high income countries, which is 70.5, 4.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 683.4 | 580 | 754 | 5 |
| 2020s | 476.5 | 343 | 658 | 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)
- Population growth rate -0.733 (2100)
- Population density 32.53 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 146,527 (2100)
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 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 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 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Bulgaria ranks 9th out of 46 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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