Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person was 37.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 11th of 49 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: population without single-person in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 50.3 | — |
| 2007 | 53.8 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 50 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 48.9 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 49.6 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 49.9 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 47 | -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 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 41.5 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 40.7 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 39.3 | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 37.5 | -4.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 37.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.35, 2.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 37.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.6, 3.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.75 | 48.9 | 53.8 | 4 |
| 2010s | 47.02 | 45.1 | 49.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.08 | 37.5 | 44.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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 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 11th out of 49 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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