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

In 2025, Bulgaria's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 5.7% compared to 2024, reaching 99.3.

Bulgaria accounts for 136.2% of the EU-27 total of 72.9.

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 6.8% (from 106.5 in 2020).

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