Children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion

In 2024, Bulgaria's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 3.5% compared to 2023, reaching 105.3.

Bulgaria accounts for 145.0% of the EU-27 total of 72.6.

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 2.0% (from 107.4 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_lm412, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.