Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 40 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 40 for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Bulgaria peaked at 60.5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 59.2 | — |
| 2007 | 60.5 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 57.8 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 55.6 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 55.8 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 54.7 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 52.4 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 51.9 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 50.5 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 48 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 49.8 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 49.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.6 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 49.7 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 48.8 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 46.6 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 44.3 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 42.8 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 41.8 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 40 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.27 | 55.6 | 60.5 | 4 |
| 2010s | 51.32 | 48 | 55.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.05 | 40 | 48.8 | 6 |
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More population data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.733 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.8802 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Bulgaria?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Bulgaria was 40 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5 in 2007.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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