Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without was 37.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Bulgaria is 37.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Bulgaria peaked at 53.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 9th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 50.3% | — |
| 2007 | 53.8% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 37.5% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.8% | 48.9% | 53.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 45.1% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 37.5% | 44.5% | 6 |
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 146,527 people (2100)
- Population density 32.53 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.921 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Bulgaria?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Bulgaria was 37.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without?
- Bulgaria ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without single-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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