Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant was 25.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Bulgaria stood at 25.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Bulgaria peaked at 25.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2010.
Bulgaria ranks 99th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.7% | — |
| 2001 | 21.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | +3.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 25.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.2%, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 25.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5% | 21.3% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.2% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.9% | 25.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 96 Zambia 26.2% compare
- 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.0% compare
- 98 Palau 25.9% compare
- 100 Montenegro 25.7% compare
- 100 Seychelles 25.7% compare
- 100 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 proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant in Bulgaria was 25.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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