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A profile of Severozapaden from official statistics: 27 figures in 6 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Severozapaden was 655,430 in 2025, down 1.3% from 2024, and the lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria.

Population655,4302025Down 1.3% from 2024The lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
Natural change rate-12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Down 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023The lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
Median age50.7 years2025Up 0.2 years from 2024Tied for the highest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
Population aged 65 and over28.1%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024
Population density35 inhabitants per km²2024Down 1.1% from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment-4872024Compared with 676 in 2023
600K700K800K900K1M1.1M20012005200920132017202120252001: 1,067,180 persons2002: 1,015,303 persons2003: 993,778 persons2004: 973,553 persons2005: 954,395 persons2006: 934,755 persons2007: 916,308 persons2008: 898,371 persons2009: 881,573 persons2010: 865,332 persons2011: 848,230 persons2012: 836,601 persons2013: 816,877 persons2014: 801,343 persons2015: 785,188 persons2016: 768,967 persons2017: 753,059 persons2018: 736,788 persons2019: 720,754 persons2020: 704,576 persons2021: 696,328 persons2022: 682,036 persons2023: 671,502 persons2024: 664,024 persons2025: 655,430 persons600K800K1M1.2M2001201020252001: 1,067,180 persons2002: 1,015,303 persons2003: 993,778 persons2004: 973,553 persons2005: 954,395 persons2006: 934,755 persons2007: 916,308 persons2008: 898,371 persons2009: 881,573 persons2010: 865,332 persons2011: 848,230 persons2012: 836,601 persons2013: 816,877 persons2014: 801,343 persons2015: 785,188 persons2016: 768,967 persons2017: 753,059 persons2018: 736,788 persons2019: 720,754 persons2020: 704,576 persons2021: 696,328 persons2022: 682,036 persons2023: 671,502 persons2024: 664,024 persons2025: 655,430 persons
Population, 2001 to 2025. persons. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Severozapaden was 7.3% in 2025, down 2.4 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break), and the highest of 6 regions in Bulgaria.

Unemployment rate7.3%2025Down 2.4 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break)The highest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
Household disposable income per inhabitant€6,1002023Up 13% from 2022The lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
Employment rate71.6%2025Up 2.3 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break)The lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
At-risk-of-poverty rate25.3%2025Down 1 percentage point from 2024
Activity rate70.9%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break)
68101214162003200720112015201920252003: 12.1 %2004: 12.5 %2005: 12.6 %2006: 11 %2007: 9 %2008: 7.1 %2009: 8 %2010: 11.2 %2011: 12.8 %2012: 12.3 %2013: 14 %2014: 14.2 %2015: 12.1 %2016: 10.6 %2017: 11.3 %2018: 11.3 %2019: 10.6 %2020: 12.7 %2021: 10.9 %2022: 6.8 %2023: 7.8 %2024: 9.7 %2025: 7.3 %681012141620032011201920252003: 12.1 %2004: 12.5 %2005: 12.6 %2006: 11 %2007: 9 %2008: 7.1 %2009: 8 %2010: 11.2 %2011: 12.8 %2012: 12.3 %2013: 14 %2014: 14.2 %2015: 12.1 %2016: 10.6 %2017: 11.3 %2018: 11.3 %2019: 10.6 %2020: 12.7 %2021: 10.9 %2022: 6.8 %2023: 7.8 %2024: 9.7 %2025: 7.3 %
Unemployment rate, 2003 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt); Eurostat, European Commission, Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc); Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt); Eurostat, European Commission, At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41); Eurostat, European Commission, Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (euros) in Severozapaden was €6.79 billion in 2024, up 4.1% from 2023, and the lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€6.79 billion2024Up 4.1% from 2023The lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
GDP per capita€10,3002024Up 5.1% from 2023The lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
Real GDP growth-2%2024, estimatedDown 5.6 percentage points from 2023The 2nd lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)42%2024Unchanged from 2023
02,0004,0006,0008,00020002004200820122016202020242000: 1,673 EUR million2001: 1,815 EUR million2002: 1,893 EUR million2003: 1,922 EUR million2004: 2,046 EUR million2005: 2,257 EUR million2006: 2,339 EUR million2007: 2,664 EUR million2008: 2,941 EUR million2009: 2,833 EUR million2010: 2,795 EUR million2011: 3,006 EUR million2012: 3,003 EUR million2013: 2,956 EUR million2014: 3,060 EUR million2015: 3,089 EUR million2016: 3,223 EUR million2017: 3,540 EUR million2018: 3,924 EUR million2019: 3,943 EUR million2020: 4,218 EUR million2021: 4,964 EUR million2022: 5,980 EUR million2023: 6,529 EUR million2024: 6,795 EUR million02,0004,0006,0008,0002000200920242000: 1,673 EUR million2001: 1,815 EUR million2002: 1,893 EUR million2003: 1,922 EUR million2004: 2,046 EUR million2005: 2,257 EUR million2006: 2,339 EUR million2007: 2,664 EUR million2008: 2,941 EUR million2009: 2,833 EUR million2010: 2,795 EUR million2011: 3,006 EUR million2012: 3,003 EUR million2013: 2,956 EUR million2014: 3,060 EUR million2015: 3,089 EUR million2016: 3,223 EUR million2017: 3,540 EUR million2018: 3,924 EUR million2019: 3,943 EUR million2020: 4,218 EUR million2021: 4,964 EUR million2022: 5,980 EUR million2023: 6,529 EUR million2024: 6,795 EUR million
Gross domestic product (GDP), 2000 to 2024. EUR million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Economy statistics and rankings

Consumers

Severe material and social deprivation rate in Severozapaden was 16.9% in 2025, down 1 percentage point from 2024, and the 3rd lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria.

Severe material and social deprivation rate16.9%2025Down 1 percentage point from 2024The 3rd lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
People who bought online in the last 12 months47.5%2025Up 6.3 percentage points from 2024The 3rd lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
1520253035402015201720192021202320252015: 33 %2016: 36 %2017: 35.8 %2018: 24.5 %2019: 26 %2020: 26.1 %2021: 20.8 %2022: 19.3 %2023: 19 %2024: 17.9 %2025: 16.9 %1520253035402015201920252015: 33 %2016: 36 %2017: 35.8 %2018: 24.5 %2019: 26 %2020: 26.1 %2021: 20.8 %2022: 19.3 %2023: 19 %2024: 17.9 %2025: 16.9 %
Severe material and social deprivation rate, 2015 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18); Eurostat, European Commission, Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). Economy statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Severozapaden were 27,091 in 2023, up 2.4% from 2022, and the lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria.

Active enterprises27,0912023Up 2.4% from 2022The lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
Enterprise births2,7642023Up 11.6% from 2022The lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
Enterprise birth rate10.2%2023Up 0.84 percentage points from 2022The lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
Enterprise death rate14.01%2023, provisionalUp 6.2 percentage points from 2022
Nights spent in tourist accommodation747,2262025Down 0.5% from 2024
Nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)80,9732025Down 7.2% from 2024
25.5K26K26.5K27K27.5K2021202220232021: 25,708 count2022: 26,453 count2023: 27,091 count25.5K26K26.5K27K27.5K2021202220232021: 25,708 count2022: 26,453 count2023: 27,091 count
Active enterprises, 2021 to 2023. count. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Companies statistics and rankings

Health

Life expectancy in Severozapaden was 73.9 years in 2024, unchanged from 2023, and the lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria.

Life expectancy at birth73.9 years2024Unchanged from 2023The lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
Infant mortality rate5.9 per 1,000 live births2024Unchanged from 2023The highest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
Age-standardised death rate, all causes1,659.6 per 100,000 people2023Down 256.4 per 100,000 people from 2022The highest of 6 regions in Bulgaria
Road deaths per million inhabitants148 per million inhabitants2024Down 18 per million inhabitants from 2023
69707172737420002004200820122016202020242000: 71.4 years2001: 71.6 years2002: 71.9 years2003: 72 years2004: 71.7 years2005: 71.5 years2006: 71.9 years2007: 72.1 years2008: 72.6 years2009: 72.9 years2010: 72.7 years2011: 73 years2012: 72.9 years2013: 73.7 years2014: 72.8 years2015: 73.3 years2016: 73 years2017: 73.2 years2018: 73.3 years2019: 73.5 years2020: 71.8 years2021: 69.5 years2022: 72.3 years2023: 73.9 years2024: 73.9 years687072742000200920242000: 71.4 years2001: 71.6 years2002: 71.9 years2003: 72 years2004: 71.7 years2005: 71.5 years2006: 71.9 years2007: 72.1 years2008: 72.6 years2009: 72.9 years2010: 72.7 years2011: 73 years2012: 72.9 years2013: 73.7 years2014: 72.8 years2015: 73.3 years2016: 73 years2017: 73.2 years2018: 73.3 years2019: 73.5 years2020: 71.8 years2021: 69.5 years2022: 72.3 years2023: 73.9 years2024: 73.9 years
Life expectancy at birth, 2000 to 2024. years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp); Eurostat, European Commission, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind); Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2); Eurostat, European Commission, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). Health statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  4. Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  5. Eurostat. Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  6. Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  7. Eurostat. Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2hhinc/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  8. Eurostat. Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li41/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. Eurostat. Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfp2actrt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  12. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Eurostat. GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2gvagr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. Eurostat. GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. Eurostat. Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  16. Eurostat. Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_r_blt12_i/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  17. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  20. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  21. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  22. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. Eurostat. Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_mlifexp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  24. Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  25. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  26. Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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