Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of was 5.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.5%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
40th
of 45 countries
All-time high
5.8%
in 2024
All-time low
2.5%
in 2007
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Bulgaria stood at 5.5%.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Bulgaria peaked at 5.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 40th of 45 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 in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.7% | — |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +52.0% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 5.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.0%, 23% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 5.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.8%, 21% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More population data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Bulgaria?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Bulgaria was 5.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of?
- Bulgaria ranks 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. 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 degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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