Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services was 75.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 75.72 for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria peaked at 75.72 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.87, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 58th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.11 | 54.87 | 59.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.55 | 60.62 | 70.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.66 | 71.61 | 75.72 | 5 |
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More population data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 108,747 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria was 75.72 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.72 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.87 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Bulgaria ranks 58th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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