Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.3% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Bulgaria peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 152nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 4.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 149 Sweden 0.4% compare
- 150 Saint Lucia 0.3% compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 0.3% compare
- 152 Lithuania 0.3% compare
- 154 Cyprus 0.2% compare
- 155 New Caledonia 0.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Bulgaria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 551,943 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0857 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 551,943 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Bulgaria was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Bulgaria ranks 152nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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