People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by sex

In 2025, Bulgaria's people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by sex decreased by 4.3% compared to 2024, reaching 58.0.

Bulgaria accounts for 138.8% of the EU-27 total of 41.8.

Bulgaria ranks 1st 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 13.4% (from 67.0 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_lm410, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.