Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 was 10.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 41 countries
All-time high
10.7
in 2024
All-time low
5.9
in 2018
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Bulgaria stood at 10.7. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Bulgaria peaked at 10.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.9, in 2018.
Bulgaria ranks 17th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.5 | — |
| 2016 | 7.2 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 5.9 | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 7.1 | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 7.2 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.7 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 8.4 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 8.7 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 10.7 | +23.0% |
| 2025 | 10.7 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 10.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.65, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 10.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.7, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.84 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.9 | 7.2 | 10.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 14 Switzerland 12.3 compare
- 15 Ireland 11.8 compare
- 16 Czechia 11.6 compare
- 18 Netherlands 10.6 compare
- 18 Netherlands 10.6 compare
- 20 Italy 10.5 compare
- 20 Luxembourg 10.5 compare
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)
- 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 single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Bulgaria?
- Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Bulgaria was 10.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or?
- Bulgaria ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in single-parent 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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