The average monthly pension paid out in January 2024 in Bulgaria is almost EUR 383. For women it is EUR 333, and for men – EUR 457, indicate National Statistical Institute data. The average contributory service and retirement age pension is higher – EUR 348 for women and EUR 464 for men. The highest pensions are in Sofia – an average of EUR 475, and the lowest in Kurdzhali – EUR 302 a month.
The number of pensioners in the country this month is almost 2,041,000 out of a population of 6,447,710 (according to National Statistical Institute data as of 31 December, 2022). Male pensioners are significantly fewer in number – 826,000, as against 1,215,000 women.
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