Prevalence of undernourishment in Bulgaria
An estimated 2.5% of people in Bulgaria were undernourished in 2024.
Bulgaria, 2024
2.5%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
European Union, 2024
2.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
2.5%
Position in 2024
110th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Bulgaria over time
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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 | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | 2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | 2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | 2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | 2.5% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | 2.5% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | 2.6% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | 2.6% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | 2.6% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | 2.6% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | 2.6% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | 2.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.3%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 110th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 2.5%.
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Extreme poverty rate
1.0%
2023 · World Bank
Cereal yield
5,103 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Area under organic farming
4.0%
2024 · Eurostat
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.75e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
20.7%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.00e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT