Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use … risk in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use … risk was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Bulgaria stood at 5.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Bulgaria peaked at 15.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 3rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use … risk in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.7% | — |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -15.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 5.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 4.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 5.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 6.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.6% | 15.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 5.9% | 10.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 1 Albania 18.1% compare
- 2 Romania 6.2% compare
- 4 Montenegro 5.0% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 4.4% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 4.4% 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 who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Bulgaria?
- Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Bulgaria was 5.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at?
- Bulgaria ranks 3rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. 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 who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by sex, age and a risk of poverty or social exclusion situation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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