People using improved sanitation facilities in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: People using improved sanitation facilities was 6.76 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved sanitation facilities in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved sanitation facilities in Bulgaria stood at 6.76 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Bulgaria peaked at 8.00 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.76 million people, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 101st out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.73 million people | 7.49 million people | 8.00 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.20 million people | 6.98 million people | 7.44 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.84 million people | 6.76 million people | 6.93 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 108,747 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Bulgaria?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Bulgaria was 6.76 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.00 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.76 million people in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.