Share of people living: total population … age in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of people living: total population … age was 15.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.8
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
38th
of 49 countries
All-time high
15.8
in 2025
All-time low
9.4
in 2013
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and in Bulgaria stood at 15.8. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and in Bulgaria peaked at 15.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.4, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 38th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of people living: total population … age in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.6 | — |
| 2007 | 9.6 | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 10 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 9.9 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.6 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 10.4 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 9.4 | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 9.8 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 10.7 | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 10.5 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 11.1 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 11.5 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 11.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.1 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 11.8 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 12.7 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 13.7 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 14.3 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 15.8 | +10.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 15.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.05, 51% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 15.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.5, 46% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.03 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.44 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4 | 11.8 | 15.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and in Bulgaria?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and in Bulgaria was 15.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and poverty status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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