Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of was 10.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Bulgaria is 10.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Bulgaria peaked at 24.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 6th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24.1% | — |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | -4.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 10.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 10.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 16.6% | 24.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.0% | 14.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 1.29 million (2025)
- 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, 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 persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Bulgaria?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Bulgaria was 10.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. 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 Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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