Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region was 6.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.9%
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
13th
of 37 countries
All-time high
15.1%
in 2022
All-time low
6.9%
in 2025
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 6.9% for housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 40.5% over five years.
That places Bulgaria 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11.6% | — |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +30.2% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -26.5% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -27.9% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | -13.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 6.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.3%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 6.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.1%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 10 Luxembourg 8.1% compare
- 11 Serbia 7.9% compare
- 12 Spain 7.2% compare
- 14 Belgium 6.7% compare
- 15 Netherlands 6.5% compare
- 15 Netherlands 6.5% compare
More urban development data for Bulgaria
- Population in the largest city 27.0% (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 19.68 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.29 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual -0.0839 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 11.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.29 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.15 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 173.14 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria?
- Housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria was 6.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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