Number of people who are undernourished in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of people who are undernourished was 200,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Bulgaria, 2001–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who are undernourished in Bulgaria is 200,000, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Bulgaria peaked at 500,000 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 200,000, in 2017.
That places Bulgaria 93rd out of 130 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 400,000 | — |
| 2002 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500,000 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 400,000 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 300,000 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200,000 | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 200,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 150,000, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 200,000 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 200,000, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 444,444 | 400,000 | 500,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 290,000 | 200,000 | 400,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Bulgaria?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Bulgaria was 200,000 in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 500,000 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Bulgaria ranks 93rd out of 130 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.