Persons not having internet connection for personal use … social in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons not having internet connection for personal use … social was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Bulgaria stood at 15.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Bulgaria peaked at 30.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons not having internet connection for personal use … social in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30.5% | — |
| 2016 | 30.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | -10.9% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | -11.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 15.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.8%, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 15.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.2% | 24.3% | 30.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 15.3% | 23.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 2 North Macedonia 15.1% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 15.1% compare
- 4 Italy 14.5% compare
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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 7 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Bulgaria?
- Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Bulgaria was 15.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for other reasons than affordability by sex, age and a risk of poverty or social exclusion situation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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