Bulgaria vs Serbia: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing
Bulgaria
8.0%
in 2024
Serbia
7.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
16th
Serbia rank
17th
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 8.0% against 7.9% in Serbia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Serbia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 16th and Serbia ranks 17th of 37 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.5% | 30.1% | 13.6% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 15.3% | 2.3% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population living in inadequate housing, Bulgaria or Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 8.0% against 7.9% in Serbia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of urban population living in inadequate housing between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th and Serbia ranks 17th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing (%).