Housing cost overburden rate in Bulgaria
6.9% of people in Bulgaria spent more than 40% of their disposable income on housing in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2010. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Bulgaria, 2025
6.9%
Change from 2024
−1.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
6.1%
Position in 2025
12th of 31
Housing cost overburden rate in Bulgaria over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.9% | 7.6% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | 8.2% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | 8.8% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | 8.7% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | 8.7% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | 9.4% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 18.9% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 20.7%b (break in time series) | 10.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 14.8% | 11.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 12.9% | 11.5%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 14.3% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | 11.5% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | 10.0% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | – |
| 2008 | 13.3% | – |
| 2007 | 21.2% | – |
| 2006 | 15.4% | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 8.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 14.8%, the figure has changed by −7.9 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.6%.
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Average household size
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