Share of people living: total population … tenure in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of people living: total population … tenure was 15.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 15.8 for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 tenure status 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 … tenure in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.6 | — |
| 2007 | 9.7 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 10 | +3.1% |
| 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 | 10.05 | 9.7 | 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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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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 tenure status in Bulgaria?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Bulgaria was 15.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status 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 tenure status 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 tenure status?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status 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 tenure status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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