Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita was 33.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
33.3%
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
16th
of 67 countries
All-time high
33.3%
in 2018
All-time low
18.4%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2005–2018

Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria, 2005–2018

01020302005201120182005: 18.6 %2006: 18.6 %2007: 21.1 %2008: 18.4 %2009: 19.1 %2010: 19.4 %2011: 19.9 %2012: 21.6 %2013: 22.4 %2014: 24.2 %2015: 28.9 %2016: 30.6 %2017: 31 %2018: 33.3 %

Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria stood at 33.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 33.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2008.

That places Bulgaria 16th out of 67 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria, 2005 to 2018.
Year % Change
2005 18.6%
2006 18.6% +0.0%
2007 21.1% +13.4%
2008 18.4% -12.8%
2009 19.1% +3.8%
2010 19.4% +1.6%
2011 19.9% +2.6%
2012 21.6% +8.5%
2013 22.4% +3.7%
2014 24.2% +8.0%
2015 28.9% +19.4%
2016 30.6% +5.9%
2017 31.0% +1.3%
2018 33.3% +7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.2% 18.4% 21.1% 5
2010s 25.7% 19.4% 33.3% 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 13 Belgium 34.7% compare
  2. 14 Japan 34.5% compare
  3. 15 Luxembourg 33.6% compare
  4. 17 Hungary 33.2% compare
  5. 18 Italy 32.6% compare
  6. 19 Iceland 31.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria?
Share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria was 33.3% in 2018, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2008.
How does Bulgaria rank for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 67 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 726 data points, 1960–2018
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