Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be was 17.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Bulgaria, 1993–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 17.1% for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Bulgaria peaked at 28.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2022.
That places Bulgaria 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 28.7% | — |
| 1998 | 23.7% | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -26.6% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -6.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 17.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.3%, 51% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 17.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.3%, 60% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 23.7% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More social development data for Bulgaria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 105,596 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 533 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 533 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0164 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Bulgaria?
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Bulgaria was 17.1% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted". Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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% of respondents replying "Most people can be trusted" when asked "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people?" Possible answers include "Most people can be trusted", "Do not know" and "Need to be very careful".