Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population was 32.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 32.5% for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Bulgaria peaked at 51.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 11th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 48.2% | — |
| 2007 | 51.1% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 32.5% | -3.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 32.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 32.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 2.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.6% | 47.0% | 51.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 41.1% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 32.5% | 39.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -8.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 316.82 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 231.34 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Bulgaria?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Bulgaria was 32.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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