Eurostat: Half of Bulgaria's young population facing housing difficulties

Sofia, 19 October 2016 (MIA) - Around 58 per cent of Bulgarians aged 15-29 face housing deprivation, overcrowding or excessive housing costs, Eurostat data for last year showed, BTA reports.

According to data of Bulgaria's State Statistical Institute, Bulgarians aged 15-29 number 1.2 million versus total population of 7.2 million.

There were 3.9 million homes in Bulgaria in 2015, including 1.3 million three-room homes and 1.2 million two-room homes. One-room homes numbered 350,000 with homes with more than four rooms totalling 1 million.

Romania has the highest housing overcrowding rate among the young population at 69 per cent. In addition to Romania, Latvia, Slovakia, Croatia, Poland, Bulgaria, and Hungary also had more than half of the young population aged 15-29 living in overcrowded households.

In the EU, there are 89.6 million people aged 15-29 with 26 per cent of them living in overcrowded households. In 2015, 7.8 per cent of the EU young population aged 15-29 faced severe housing deprivation.