Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by at-risk-of-poverty rate

Name: Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by at-risk-of-poverty rate, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Severozapaden had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of 6 regions in 2016, at 32.1%. Yugozapaden had the lowest, at 13.4%. The median was 24.5% and the figure for Bulgaria was 22.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest32.1Severozapaden

Lowest13.4Yugozapaden

Median24.56 regions

Bulgaria22.9History

All regions, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2016 (%)	Change on 2015
1	Severozapaden Series break	32.1	+1.7 pts
2	Yuzhen tsentralen Series break	30.1	-1.3 pts
3	Severoiztochen Series break	25	0 pts
4	Severen tsentralen Series break	24	+4.7 pts
5	Yugoiztochen Series break	22.6	-0.2 pts
6	Yugozapaden Series break	13.4	+1.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Share of people with equivalised disposable income below 60% of the national median, after social transfers.

Relative measure used in the EU. For the United States use poverty_rate, the official US measure.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li41/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which region has the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate?

Severozapaden, with 32.1% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate?

Yugozapaden, with 13.4% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). Retrieved 2026-10-08.