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Economy & jobs Statistics · Region

At risk of poverty in Yugozapaden

2008 – 2025 · 18 data points 6 of 6 · Regions of Bulgaria Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Yugozapaden Bulgaria

Source: Eurostat, 2008 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 13 figures Economy 14 figures Housing 1 figure Education 4 figures Tourism 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2025 13.6% −0.2 pp since 2024
Regions of Bulgaria · 2025 6 of 6 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +1.9 pp
vs Bulgaria −7.6 pp Bulgaria: 21.2% · 2025
At risk of poverty, 2008 – 2025 percent · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria
+1.9 pp since 2015
Yugozapaden Bulgaria

Source: Eurostat, 2008 – 2025

Compared with At risk of poverty · percent
Yugozapaden
13.6%
Bulgaria
21.2%

Source: Eurostat

The series at a glance Yugozapaden · 2008 – 2025
Latest value 13.6% · 2025
First value 12.2% · 2008
Highest 15.5% · 2022
Lowest 9.0% · 2010
Data points 18

By year

All years · 2008 – 2025

YearYugozapadenChange Bulgaria
2025 13.6% −0.2 pp 21.2%
2024 13.8% +0.9 pp 21.7%
2023 12.9% −2.6 pp 20.6%
2022 15.5% +1.0 pp 22.9%
2021 14.5% +0.8 pp 22.1%
2020 13.7% −0.7 pp 23.8%
2019 14.4% +1.2 pp 22.6%
2018 13.2% −0.6 pp 22.0%
2017 13.8% +0.4 pp 23.4%
2016break in series 13.4% +1.7 pp 22.9%
2015 11.7% +0.4 pp 22.0%
2014 11.3% +1.0 pp 21.8%
2013 10.3% −0.6 pp 21.0%
2012 10.9% −0.3 pp 21.2%
2011 11.2% +2.2 pp 22.2%
2010 9.0% −1.6 pp 20.7%
2009 10.6% −1.6 pp 21.8%
2008 12.2% 21.4%

Source: Eurostat, 2008 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Bulgaria

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryAt risk of poverty
1 Severozapaden 34.9%
2 Yuzhen tsentralen 30.3%
3 Yugoiztochen 30.1%
4 Severen tsentralen 24.0%
5 Severoiztochen 21.4%
6 Yugozapaden 13.7%

Source: Eurostat, 2020

What it means

The share of people whose income is well below the national middle.

How it is calculated

People with disposable household income below 60% of the national median (equivalised), from the EU income survey.