BG · 2022 · ilc_peps01n
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2022
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
32.2%
Bulgaria, 2022
▲ 1.6% vs 2021 (31.7%)
Analysis
In 2022, Bulgaria's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex increased by 1.6% compared to 2021, reaching 32.2%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 21.6%.
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 15.3% (from 38.0% in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
149.1%
EU-27: 21.6%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_peps01n