Persistent-at-risk-of-poverty rate

In 2021, Bulgaria's persistent-at-risk-of-poverty rate increased by 1.4% compared to 2020, reaching 21.2.

Bulgaria accounts for 164.3% of the EU-27 total of 12.9.

Bulgaria ranks 3rd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 38.6% (from 15.3 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm150, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.