Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 8.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 8.9% for overcrowding rate by household type - total population in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Bulgaria peaked at 19.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 21st out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 16.6% | 19.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.8% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 7.9% | 10.5% | 6 |
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More population data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 108,747 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.73 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Bulgaria?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Bulgaria was 8.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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 household type - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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