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.
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 7th out of 37 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 48.2 | — |
| 2007 | 51.1 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 48.1 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 47 | -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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.6 | 47 | 51.1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.53 | 41.1 | 47.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8 | 32.5 | 39.5 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 10.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7718 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 15,689 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.4465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 9,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 0.4991 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (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 7th out of 37 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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