Percentage of one-person households in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of one-person households was 33.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of one-person households in Bulgaria, 2005–2018
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of one-person households in Bulgaria stood at 33.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of one-person households in Bulgaria peaked at 33.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2008.
Bulgaria ranks 16th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of one-person households in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.6% | — |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | +7.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 33.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.4%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 33.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.6%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.4% | 21.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 19.4% | 33.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of one-person households in Bulgaria?
- Percentage of one-person households in Bulgaria was 33.3% in 2018, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of one-person households recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of one-person households recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of one-person households?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 67 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of one-person households rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of one-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of one-person households as a share of the total number of households. Estimates combine multiple sources, including cross-country surveys and census data.