NUTS 3

Pernik

Region of Bulgaria · NUTS code BG414

Among 28 NUTS 3 regions of Bulgaria, Pernik ranks best in gdp per capita (20th).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Pernik vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
9,100 €/inh.
+1,100 vs 2023
20th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 18,060 €/inh. · -50%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
46.4 /km²
−0.4 vs 2023
12th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 58.6 /km² · -21%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-10.4 ‰
−4.0 vs 2023
18th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria -2.2 ‰ · +373%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
4.4 ‰
−3.0 vs 2023
8th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 5.5 ‰ · -20%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
49.4 years
+0.3 vs 2024
16th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 47.2 years · +5%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
26.5 %
+0.4 vs 2024
14th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 24.0 % · +10%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
370 per 1,000
28th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 4,476 per 1,000 · -92%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Yugozapaden

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Pernik belongs to.

Population
2,022,982
+3,815 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
77.0 years
+0.2 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
1.9 %
−0.9 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
11,300 €/inh.
+1,600 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
81.5 %
+1.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
40 per mn
−8 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
44.5 %
+1.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.55
−0.07 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
10.2 %
+0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
5.1 %
+2.0 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
468 per 100k
+24 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Yugozapaden

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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