Urban Development in Bulgaria 75 indicators covering urban development for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 27.0% 2025 up 9.6% 86th Population density 59.38 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 10.0% 145th PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 19.68 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 17.4% 87th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.29 million 2025 up 2.4% 115th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2 units per person 2025 up 11.2% 67th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual -0.0839 % change on previous year 2025 down 119.0% 116th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 60.2% 97th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 11.87 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.5% 72nd Population in largest city 1.29 million 2025 up 2.4% 116th Crude steelmaking capacity 1.15 Tonnes 2025 unchanged 60th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 173.14 Hectares 2020 up 13.8% 46th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 4,102 Number 2025 up 28.1% 26th PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 99.9% 2017 down 0.1% 137th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 27.65 million Number 2024 up 27.4% 25th Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 6.9% 2025 — 13th Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 0.36 Million euro 2024 up 620.0% 43rd Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 17,736 Number 2024 up 79.0% 14th Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 26,978 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 down 16.5% 20th Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 6.9% 2025 down 53.4% 20th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 33.1% 2025 down 11.3% 7th Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.4 Average 2025 up 16.7% 32nd Total housing costs in pps 343.9 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 39.9% 34th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 13.6% 2025 down 32.0% 17th Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 0.6% 2025 down 87.8% 25th At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 381 Thousand persons 2025 down 2.3% 19th Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 86.7 Thousand 2013 down 22.5% 21st Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 86.7 Thousand 2013 down 22.5% 21st Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 232 Thousand persons 2025 down 73.5% 18th Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 1.4 Average 2025 up 16.7% 32nd Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 528 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.2% 20th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 33.1% 2025 down 11.3% 7th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 11.8% 2025 down 38.2% 31st Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 6.9% 2025 down 53.4% 20th Self-propelled vessels, dumb and pushed vessels by load capacity 50 Number 2024 up 61.3% 16th Load capacity of self-propelled vessels by year of construction 73 Thousand tonnes 2024 up 63.7% 9th Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 6.3% 2025 down 55.3% 26th Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 31.1% 2025 down 47.6% 4th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 4,102 Number 2025 up 28.1% 28th Seat capacity of new motor coaches, buses and trolley buses 25,000 Number 1999 up 21.4% 10th Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 359,004 Number 2025 down 9.5% 25th Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 6.0% 2023 down 53.8% 10th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 10.2% 2023 down 46.0% 35th Financial burden of the total housing cost 27.2% 2023 down 39.6% 19th Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 84.2% 2023 up 18.9% 18th Prison capacity and number of persons held 8,040 Number 2024 up 2.2% 21st New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross 5,893 Number 2025 down 61.9% 31st Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 6.8% 2023 down 71.9% 2nd Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 13.0% 2023 down 15.0% 34th Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 22.4% 2023 down 30.4% 6th Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 5.5% 2023 down 15.4% 6th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 27.65 million Number 2024 up 27.4% 25th Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 4.6% 2023 down 48.3% 15th Power of self-propelled vessels by load capacity 35.6 Megawatt 2024 up 56.1% 8th Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 24.5% 2025 down 52.1% 5th Child well-being — Children experiencing severe housing deprivation 19.7 2020 down 32.8% 2nd New trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 137 Number 2025 down 26.3% 42nd Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight 18,158 Number 2025 down 11.6% 38th Semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 66,507 Number 2025 up 46.9% 12th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 563 Thousand persons 2025 down 45.4% 16th Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of 10.0% 2025 down 58.5% 6th Page 1 of 2 Next →