Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Bulgaria
21.2% of people in Bulgaria lived below the national poverty line in 2024.
Bulgaria, 2024
21.2%
Change from 2023
−0.5percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
15.2%
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Bulgaria over time
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Bulgaria
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.2% |
| 2023 | 21.7% |
| 2022 | 20.6% |
| 2021 | 22.9% |
| 2020 | 22.1% |
| 2019 | 23.8% |
| 2018 | 22.6% |
| 2017 | 22.0% |
| 2016 | 23.4% |
| 2015 | 22.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 21.7% in 2023.
- Since 2015, when it was 22.9%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Extreme poverty rate
1.0%
2023 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
21.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
29.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
37.7 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
6.94 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
15.0%
2025 · Eurostat