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NUTS-3 BG342 · Bulgaria
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Population
169,2992025
GDP
€1,137M2024
Unemployment· NUTS-2 source
4.6%2025
Employment· NUTS-2 source
75%2025
Active firms· FR-only
Cadastral parcels· FR-only
Area
3,539.4 km²

Composite intelligence · 0–100 EU-percentile scores

Opportunity Indexscale + growth + access + structure
21.3
Resilience Indexdiversification, stability, buffers
24.0
Quality of Lifeprosperity, health, safety, environment
19.3
Connectivitytransit + air + market access
11.5
Talent & Human Capitalskills, learning, knowledge workers
21.3
Growth Momentumrecent GDP / employment trajectory
54.0

Derived comparisons

GDP per capita
€6,714
Population density
48 /km²
Parcels per 1k pop
FR-only
Firms per 1k pop
FR-only

All indicators · 67 metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)

Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€992M
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€67M
GVA — industry (B–E)
€76M
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€60M
GVA — construction (F)
€58M
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€250M
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
€6,200
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
10,800 PPS
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€6,700
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy) ·N2
€1,872M
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C) ·N2
€382M
Compensation of employees (total wage bill) ·N2
€4,209M
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€158M
GVA — information & communication (J)
€16M
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€220M
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€321M
Labour market
Employment, total persons
77,620
Self-employed persons
34,710
Employment in manufacturing (C)
11,920
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
72.5%
Youth unemployment rate (15–24) ·N2
16.3%
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
6,813
Enterprise births
732
Enterprise deaths
1,002
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.2%
Innovation & R&D
EPO patent applications
1
EPO patent applications per million inhabitants
5 /M
R&D expenditure as % of GDP ·N2
0.3%
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total) ·N2
2.4%
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64 ·N2
30.9%
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool) ·N2
33.5%
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks) ·N2
4.3%
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force) ·N2
21.4%
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force) ·N2
6.4%
Digital
Households with internet access ·N2
91.6%
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
95,276
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants ·N2
450 /1k
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
103
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
0
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
99,394
Population aged 65+
38,157
Population aged under 15
31,748
Median age of population
44.6 yrs
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
38.4%
Crude rate of total population change
-4.4 /1k
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
-1.6 /1k
Crude birth rate
12.5 /1k
Crude death rate
15.3 /1k
Live births
2,117
Deaths
2,590
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
70.3%
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
2.58
Population density (persons per km²)
48 /km²
Social
At risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) ·N2
35.8%
Life expectancy at birth ·N2
75.7 yrs
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants ·N2
793 /100k
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate) ·N2
2,099 /100k
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate) ·N2
215 /100k
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.6 /100k
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
11.8 /100k
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
74.7 /100k
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
421 /100k
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants ·N2
79 /M
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
190 m
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
42 days/yr
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
52 days/yr
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
5 days/yr