BG · 2021 · ilc_peps01n
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2021
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
31.7%
Bulgaria, 2021
▼ 5.4% vs 2020 (33.5%)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex decreased by 5.4% compared to 2020, reaching 31.7%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 21.7%.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 22.7% (from 41.0% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
146.1%
EU-27: 21.7%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_peps01n