Severe material and social deprivation in Bulgaria
15.0% of people in Bulgaria were severely materially and socially deprived in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2015.
Bulgaria, 2025
15.0%
Change from 2024
−1.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.5%
Position in 2025
3rd of 31
Severe material and social deprivation in Bulgaria over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.0% | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | 6.8% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | 7.8% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | 9.0% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | 9.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.6 percentage points from 16.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 36.8%, the figure has changed by −21.8 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.3%.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Poverty or social exclusion rate
29.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Inability to keep home adequately warm
16.1%
2025 · Eurostat
At-risk-of-poverty rate
21.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
37.7 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
6.94 times
2025 · Eurostat
Gini index
39.5 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank