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
6th
of 38 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 6th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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. 3 Türkiye 19.5% compare
  2. 4 Greece 18.1% compare
  3. 5 Lithuania 16.7% compare
  4. 7 Spain 15.9% compare
  5. 8 Portugal 15.6% compare
  6. 9 Montenegro 13.3% compare

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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 6th out of 38 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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About this data

Indicator
Inability to keep home adequately warm
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 820 data points, 2003–2025
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