Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" was 17.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Bulgaria, 1993–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 17.1% for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Bulgaria peaked at 28.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2022.
That places Bulgaria 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 23.7% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More social development data for Bulgaria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 105,596 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 533 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.29 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 290 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 1,317 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 106,913 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 5.7 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Bulgaria?
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Bulgaria was 17.1% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted". Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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% of respondents replying "Most people can be trusted" when asked "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people?" Possible answers include "Most people can be trusted", "Do not know" and "Need to be very careful".