BG · 2017 · tespm090
At risk of poverty or social exclusion rate for elderly (65+)
Bulgaria, 2017
In 2017, Bulgaria's at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate for elderly (65+) increased by 6.5% compared to 2016, reaching 48.9.
Bulgaria accounts for 268.7% of the EU-27 total of 18.2.
Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 17.3% (from 59.1 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm090, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.