Broadband internet coverage by technology in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Broadband internet coverage by technology was 84.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
84.7%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
14th
of 40 countries
All-time high
85.5%
in 2018
All-time low
84.7%
in 2025
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Broadband internet coverage by technology in Bulgaria, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broadband internet coverage by technology in Bulgaria is 84.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broadband internet coverage by technology in Bulgaria peaked at 85.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 14th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Broadband internet coverage by technology in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 85.0% | — |
| 2014 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 84.7% | -0.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 84.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.8%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 84.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.2% | 85.0% | 85.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 84.7% | 85.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More science & technology data for Bulgaria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1136 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.4474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4,998 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broadband internet coverage by technology in Bulgaria?
- Broadband internet coverage by technology in Bulgaria was 84.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest broadband internet coverage by technology recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest broadband internet coverage by technology recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for broadband internet coverage by technology?
- Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broadband internet coverage by technology rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Broadband internet coverage by technology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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