Bulgaria vs Romania: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population
Bulgaria
8.9%
in 2025
Romania
8.8%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
21st
Romania rank
22nd
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 8.9% against 8.8% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 21st and Romania ranks 22nd of 38 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 11.9% | 6.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 9.9% | 3.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.5% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by household type - total population, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 8.9% against 8.8% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by household type - total population between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria 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 household type - total population?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st and Romania ranks 22nd of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by household type - total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.