Bulgaria vs Romania: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population
Bulgaria
32.5%
in 2025
Romania
40.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
9th
Romania rank
4th
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 40.4% against 32.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 9th and Romania ranks 4th of 47 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.7% | 54.7% | 6.0% | Romania |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 49.2% | 5.7% | Romania |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 41.3% | 5.5% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 40.4% against 32.5% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 7.9%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
- Bulgaria ranks 9th and Romania ranks 4th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.