At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 63.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Bulgaria stood at 63.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Bulgaria peaked at 68.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2018.
That places Bulgaria 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 62.4% | — |
| 2016 | 62.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 63.8% | -6.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 63.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.0%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 63.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.8%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.1% | 62.2% | 65.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 62.6% | 68.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Bulgaria?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Bulgaria was 63.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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