Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or was 10.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 39 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 39 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 of poverty or in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 10.6%, 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 | 6.8% | 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)
- 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 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 39 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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