Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status was 22 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
22
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
3rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
59.8
in 2007
All-time low
20.7
in 2018
Years of data
15
2006–2020

Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Bulgaria, 2006–2020

20304050602006201320202006: 56.92007: 59.82008: 34.22009: 38.72010: 452011: 43.62012: 44.32013: 43.62014: 30.52015: 36.12016: 35.42017: 382018: 20.72019: 212020: 22

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Bulgaria stood at 22.

That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Bulgaria peaked at 59.8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.7, in 2018.

That places Bulgaria 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) in Bulgaria, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 56.9
2007 59.8 +5.1%
2008 34.2 -42.8%
2009 38.7 +13.2%
2010 45 +16.3%
2011 43.6 -3.1%
2012 44.3 +1.6%
2013 43.6 -1.6%
2014 30.5 -30.0%
2015 36.1 +18.4%
2016 35.4 -1.9%
2017 38 +7.3%
2018 20.7 -45.5%
2019 21 +1.4%
2020 22 +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.4 34.2 59.8 4
2010s 35.82 20.7 45 10
2020s 22 22 22 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 1 North Macedonia 30.1 compare
  2. 2 Greece 23 compare
  3. 4 Romania 17.7 compare
  4. 5 Montenegro 14.8 compare
  5. 6 Serbia 13 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

More population data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Bulgaria?
Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Bulgaria was 22 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 59.8 in 2007.
What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 20.7 in 2018.
How does Bulgaria rank for severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status?
Bulgaria ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
Is severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. 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 Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Bulgaria. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/severe-material-deprivation-rate-by-most-frequent-activity-status-population-aged-18-and/bulgaria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/severe-material-deprivation-rate-by-most-frequent-activity-status-population-aged-18-and/bulgaria/">Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Bulgaria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 639 data points, 2003–2020
Last refreshed