Share of children living with a single parent in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of children living with a single parent was 21.6 in 2023. β² Rising
Share of children living with a single parent in Bulgaria, 2005β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 21.6 for share of children living with a single parent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children living with a single parent in Bulgaria peaked at 21.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.5, in 2009.
Bulgaria ranks 6th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.24 | 14.5 | 16.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.16 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.88 | 17.4 | 21.6 | 4 |
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 share of children living with a single parent in Bulgaria?
- Share of children living with a single parent in Bulgaria was 21.6 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of children living with a single parent?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children living with a single parent rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children living with a single parent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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