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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.4% | 21.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 19.4% | 33.3% | 9 |
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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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About this data
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.