Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 25.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria stood at 25.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 25.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2009.
That places Bulgaria 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2001 | 21.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | +2.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 25.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 25.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.5%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 21.4% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.4% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.9% | 25.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 89 Indonesia 26.7% compare
- 90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.0% compare
- 91 Palau 25.9% compare
- 92 Montenegro 25.8% compare
- 92 Seychelles 25.8% compare
- 95 Slovenia 25.7% compare
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria was 25.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.