Number of undernourished people (millions) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.2 num m in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of undernourished people in Bulgaria, 2001–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of undernourished people in Bulgaria is 0.2 num m, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5 num m in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2 num m, in 2013.
That places Bulgaria 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4 num m | — |
| 2002 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 num m | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 num m | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 num m | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 num m | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.2 num m is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2 num m, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.2 num m is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3 num m, 67% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4444 num m | 0.4 num m | 0.5 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.23 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.3 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 100 Albania 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Djibouti 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Eswatini 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Jamaica 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Panama 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Serbia 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Slovakia 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Solomon Islands 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Timor-Leste 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2 num m compare
- 100 United Arab Emirates 0.2 num m compare
- 100 East Timor 0.2 num m compare
More development goals data for Bulgaria
- Red List Index 0.9197 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,853 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 84 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 288 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Bulgaria?
- Number of undernourished people in Bulgaria was 0.2 num m in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 num m in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 num m in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of undernourished people?
- Bulgaria ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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