People using improved drinking water sources in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: People using improved drinking water sources was 55,058 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Bulgaria is 55,058 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Bulgaria peaked at 55,058 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20,984 people, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 97th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20,984 people | — |
| 2001 | 23,157 people | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 25,246 people | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 27,282 people | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 29,249 people | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 31,143 people | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 32,961 people | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 34,713 people | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 36,404 people | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 38,048 people | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 39,609 people | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 41,067 people | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 42,423 people | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 43,771 people | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 45,124 people | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 46,386 people | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 47,560 people | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 48,658 people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 49,704 people | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 50,700 people | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 51,693 people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 52,520 people | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 53,328 people | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 54,249 people | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 55,058 people | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,919 people | 20,984 people | 38,048 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,500 people | 39,609 people | 50,700 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,369 people | 51,693 people | 55,058 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0108 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -16.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Bulgaria?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Bulgaria was 55,058 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 55,058 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,984 people in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Bulgaria ranks 97th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.