Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population was 30.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Bulgaria stood at 30.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Bulgaria peaked at 63.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 11th out of 47 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 tenure status - total population in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 46.5% | — |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | +35.9% |
| 2025 | 30.0% | -20.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 30.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 3.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 30.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 4.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 46.5% | 58.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 50.7% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 27.6% | 58.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More population data for Bulgaria
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2050)
- 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)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.8803 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Bulgaria?
- Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Bulgaria was 30.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. 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 tenure status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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