Poverty & Inequality in Bulgaria 156 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 65,175 people 2023 down 72.1% 76th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 1.0% 2023 down 69.1% 65th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 1.0% 2023 down 69.1% 65th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 1.0% 2023 down 69.1% 65th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 6.06 million people 2023 up 5.6% 57th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 1.0% 2023 down 69.1% 65th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 1.0% 2023 down 69.1% 65th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 2.05 million people 2023 up 242.9% 40th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 49.7% 2023 down 40.1% 87th Share of population living in extreme poverty 1.0% 2023 down 69.1% 65th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 4.4% 2023 down 71.2% 83rd Number of people living in extreme poverty 6.38 million people 2023 down 7.9% 81st Distribution of population between different poverty lines 65,175 people 2023 down 72.1% 76th Number of people living in extreme poverty 65,175 people 2023 down 72.1% 76th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 4.4% 2023 down 71.2% 83rd The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 1.0% 2023 down 69.1% 65th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 8.8% 2023 down 26.7% 34th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 14.6% 2023 down 8.8% 33rd Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 20.6% 2023 down 1.2% 37th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 68.3% 2023 down 25.5% 86th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 1.0% 2023 down 69.1% 65th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 1.6% 2023 down 71.3% 70th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 1.0% 2023 down 69.1% 65th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 5.9% 2023 down 70.0% 86th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 65,175 people 2023 down 72.1% 76th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 2.05 million people 2023 up 242.9% 40th Gini coefficient 0.3947 2023 up 7.9% 30th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 1.0% 2023 down 69.1% 63rd Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 21.7% 2023 down 5.2% 23rd Share of population living below national poverty lines 21.7% 2023 down 5.2% 23rd Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.3% 2023 down 66.7% 33rd Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.3729 2022 up 5.2% 11th Gini coefficient (after tax) 0.3729 2022 up 5.2% 11th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 6.04 million people 2021 up 25.9% 51st Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.7% 2021 down 71.6% 64th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 71.1% 2021 down 24.3% 84th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.7% 2021 down 71.6% 64th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 47,709 people 2021 down 73.5% 70th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.9% 2021 down 61.5% 69th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 5.1% 2021 down 56.8% 77th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.7% 2021 down 71.6% 64th Reduction in income inequality before and after tax 26.0% 2023 down 4.7% 30th Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population 13.0% 2023 down 23.7% 36th Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 21.7% 2023 down 5.2% 23rd At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 39.5% 2025 up 7.9% 2nd At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 20.6% 2025 up 1.5% 6th Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 25.1% 2025 down 11.9% 19th Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age 5.12 Number 2025 up 176.4% 7th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 10.2% 2025 up 85.5% 1st In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 17.2% 2025 down 22.9% 19th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 34.2% 2025 up 12.9% 2nd Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 86.9% 2025 up 3.5% 13th Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP 9.1% 2025 down 3.2% 2nd Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 26.8% 2025 up 0.4% 4th Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) 38.1% 2025 up 0.5% 12th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) 15.2% 2025 up 44.8% 7th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex 20.5% 2025 down 30.7% 6th At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by 3.2% 2025 down 77.9% 35th Subjective poverty by sex and age 36.1% 2025 down 43.5% 5th Subjective poverty by tenure status 37.4% 2024 down 40.8% 4th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →