Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of was 11.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 11.8% for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Bulgaria peaked at 23.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21.8% | — |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -25.5% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -10.3% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 14.6% | 23.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 13.7% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 11.8% | 16.4% | 6 |
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More urban development data for Bulgaria
- Population in the largest city 27.0% (2025)
- Population density 59.38 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Bulgaria?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Bulgaria was 11.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. 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 Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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