Children living in households facing housing cost overburden … 0-17 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Children living in households facing housing cost overburden … 0-17 was 7.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 41 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 … 0-17 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 6.35, 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 | 16.78 | 12.1 | 21.6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.77 | 7.8 | 14.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.733 (2100)
- Population density 32.53 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 146,527 (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 41 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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