People using safely managed drinking water services in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: People using safely managed drinking water services was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in Bulgaria is 96.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Bulgaria peaked at 97.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 48th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.6% | — |
| 2001 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 90.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 92.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.0% | 89.6% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 94.9% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 96.2% | 96.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6014 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Bulgaria?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Bulgaria was 96.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Bulgaria ranks 48th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.