Persons not having internet connection for personal use … threshold in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons not having internet connection for personal use … threshold 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
The most recent figure for persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Bulgaria is 15.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 … threshold 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 at risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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