BG · 2023 · ilc_peps01n
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2023
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
30.0%
Bulgaria, 2023
▼ 6.8% vs 2022 (32.2%)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex decreased by 6.8% compared to 2022, reaching 30.0%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 21.3%.
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 9.1% (from 33.0% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
140.8%
EU-27: 21.3%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_peps01n