Urban pop in out of slums in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Urban pop in out of slums was 9,340 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
9,340
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
130th
of 174 countries
All-time high
12,008
in 2020
All-time low
2,789
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2022

Urban pop in out of slums in Bulgaria, 2000–2022

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k2000201120222000: 2.8k2002: 5.4k2004: 5.4k2006: 5.4k2008: 8.0k2010: 7.9k2012: 8.0k2014: 10.3k2016: 10.1k2018: 9.9k2020: 12.0k2022: 9.3k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban pop in out of slums in Bulgaria is 9,340, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban pop in out of slums in Bulgaria peaked at 12,008 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,789, in 2000.

Bulgaria ranks 130th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,392 2,789 7,969 5
2010s 9,243 7,933 10,339 5
2020s 10,674 9,340 12,008 2

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 127 Croatia 11,584 compare
  2. 128 Lithuania 9,835 compare
  3. 129 United Arab Emirates 9,757 compare
  4. 131 Italy 8,201 compare
  5. 132 Australia 7,953 compare
  6. 133 Latvia 7,608 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places β†’

More reference data data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is urban pop in out of slums in Bulgaria?
Urban pop in out of slums in Bulgaria was 9,340 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban pop in out of slums recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 12,008 in 2020.
What is the lowest urban pop in out of slums recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 2,789 in 2000.
How does Bulgaria rank for urban pop in out of slums?
Bulgaria ranks 130th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
Is urban pop in out of slums rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 Urban pop in out of slums. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Urban pop in out of slums in Bulgaria. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/urban-pop-in-out-of-slums/bulgaria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/urban-pop-in-out-of-slums/bulgaria/">Urban pop in out of slums in Bulgaria</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Urban pop in out of slums
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 1,988 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed