At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation was 381 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
381 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
19th
of 45 countries
All-time high
489 Thousand persons
in 2020
All-time low
334 Thousand persons
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Bulgaria, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 381 Thousand persons for at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in 2025.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Bulgaria peaked at 489 Thousand persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 334 Thousand persons, in 2005.
That places Bulgaria 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 334 Thousand persons | — |
| 2006 | 334 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 484 Thousand persons | +44.9% |
| 2008 | 405 Thousand persons | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 377 Thousand persons | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 339 Thousand persons | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 357 Thousand persons | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 361 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 335 Thousand persons | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 351 Thousand persons | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 390 Thousand persons | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 442 Thousand persons | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 439 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 419 Thousand persons | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 467 Thousand persons | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 489 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 486 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 479 Thousand persons | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 399 Thousand persons | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 413 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 381 Thousand persons | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 386.8 Thousand persons | 334 Thousand persons | 484 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2010s | 390 Thousand persons | 335 Thousand persons | 467 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 441.17 Thousand persons | 381 Thousand persons | 489 Thousand persons | 6 |
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More urban development data for Bulgaria
- Population in the largest city 27.0% (2025)
- Population density 59.38 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 19.68 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.29 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual -0.0839 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 11.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.29 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.15 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Bulgaria?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Bulgaria was 381 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 489 Thousand persons in 2020.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 334 Thousand persons in 2005.
- How does Bulgaria rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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