Distribution of households with children by number of children in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Distribution of households with children by number of children was 53.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Distribution of households with children by number of children in Bulgaria, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of households with children by number of children in Bulgaria is 53.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of households with children by number of children in Bulgaria peaked at 61.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Distribution of households with children by number of children in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 57.3% | — |
| 2006 | 57.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.4% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 53.6% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.7% | 57.3% | 61.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 56.0% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 53.6% | 58.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of households with children by number of children in Bulgaria?
- Distribution of households with children by number of children in Bulgaria was 53.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of households with children by number of children recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest distribution of households with children by number of children recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for distribution of households with children by number of children?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of households with children by number of children rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 Distribution of households with children by number of children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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