Inability to keep home adequately warm in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Inability to keep home adequately warm was 16.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
16.1%
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
7th
of 47 countries
All-time high
69.5%
in 2005
All-time low
16.1%
in 2025
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Inability to keep home adequately warm in Bulgaria, 2005–2025

2040602005201520252005: 69.5 Percentage2006: 69.5 Percentage2007: 67.4 Percentage2008: 66.3 Percentage2009: 64.2 Percentage2010: 66.5 Percentage2011: 46.3 Percentage2012: 46.5 Percentage2013: 44.9 Percentage2014: 40.5 Percentage2015: 39.2 Percentage2016: 39.2 Percentage2017: 36.5 Percentage2018: 33.7 Percentage2019: 30.1 Percentage2020: 27.5 Percentage2021: 23.7 Percentage2022: 22.5 Percentage2023: 20.7 Percentage2024: 19 Percentage2025: 16.1 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 16.1% for inability to keep home adequately warm in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inability to keep home adequately warm in Bulgaria peaked at 69.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2025.

Bulgaria ranks 7th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Inability to keep home adequately warm in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Inability to keep home adequately warm in Bulgaria, 2005 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2005 69.5% —
2006 69.5% +0.0%
2007 67.4% -3.0%
2008 66.3% -1.6%
2009 64.2% -3.2%
2010 66.5% +3.6%
2011 46.3% -30.4%
2012 46.5% +0.4%
2013 44.9% -3.4%
2014 40.5% -9.8%
2015 39.2% -3.2%
2016 39.2% +0.0%
2017 36.5% -6.9%
2018 33.7% -7.7%
2019 30.1% -10.7%
2020 27.5% -8.6%
2021 23.7% -13.8%
2022 22.5% -5.1%
2023 20.7% -8.0%
2024 19.0% -8.2%
2025 16.1% -15.3%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 16.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 2.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 16.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 3.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.4% 64.2% 69.5% 5
2010s 42.3% 30.1% 66.5% 10
2020s 21.6% 16.1% 27.5% 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 4 Greece 18.1% compare
  2. 5 Lithuania 16.7% compare
  3. 5 Lithuania 16.7% compare
  4. 8 Spain 15.9% compare
  5. 9 Portugal 15.6% compare
  6. 10 Montenegro 12.0% compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is inability to keep home adequately warm in Bulgaria?
Inability to keep home adequately warm in Bulgaria was 16.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest inability to keep home adequately warm recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest inability to keep home adequately warm recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2025.
How does Bulgaria rank for inability to keep home adequately warm?
Bulgaria ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is inability to keep home adequately warm rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. 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 Inability to keep home adequately warm. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inability to keep home adequately warm
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 999 data points, 2003–2025
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