Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 7.8% for children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Bulgaria peaked at 21.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 14th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.1% | — |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +78.5% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +47.4% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -26.1% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 7.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.3%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 7.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.6%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.8% | 12.1% | 21.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 7.8% | 14.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More population data for Bulgaria
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,187 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.8803 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.921 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 32.53 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 146,527 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Bulgaria?
- Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Bulgaria was 7.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at?
- Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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