Children living in overcrowded households by at risk … 0-17 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Children living in overcrowded households by at risk … 0-17 was 53 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 53 for children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Bulgaria peaked at 64.4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 53, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 6th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk … 0-17 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 61.8 | — |
| 2016 | 64.4 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 63.8 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.8 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 61.2 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 61 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 58.1 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 55.9 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 56.5 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 55.1 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 53 | -3.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 53 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.6, 2.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 53 is above the median for high income countries, which is 19, 2.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.6 | 61.2 | 64.4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 56.6 | 53 | 61 | 6 |
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- Population density 32.53 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Bulgaria?
- Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Bulgaria was 53 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 overcrowded households 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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