Bulgaria
Capital: Sofia · High income · Pop. 6.4 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Bulgaria, 96.21% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 244,130 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 75.72% use safely managed sanitation services and 86.08% have at least a basic service (2024).
Bulgaria has about 3,248 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 26% of those internal resources annually (medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 13% of Bulgaria's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Bulgaria have safe drinking water?
96.21% of Bulgaria's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 244,130 people do not.
Does Bulgaria have enough freshwater?
Bulgaria has roughly 3,248 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 26% of it annually (medium stress).