NUTS 1

Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria

Region of Bulgaria · NUTS code BG3

Over time

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Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
12,100 €/inh.
+1,000 vs 2023
Bulgaria 18,060 €/inh. · -33%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Income per capita
6,400 €/inh.
+800 vs 2022
Bulgaria 8,000 €/inh. · -20%
2023 · NUTS 1 ranking
GDP growth
-1.9 %
−3.1 vs 2023
Bulgaria 3.1 % · -161%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population

Population
3,107,886
−13,798 vs 2024
Bulgaria 6,423,207 · -52%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Life expectancy
75.0 years
+0.1 vs 2023
Bulgaria 75.8 years
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population density
46.0 /km²
−0.2 vs 2023
Bulgaria 58.6 /km² · -22%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population change
-4.4 ‰
−1.7 vs 2023
Bulgaria -2.2 ‰ · +100%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Net migration
4.7 ‰
−1.3 vs 2023
Bulgaria 5.5 ‰ · -15%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Median age
48.7 years
+0.3 vs 2024
Bulgaria 47.2 years · +3%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Aged 65+
25.6 %
+0.3 vs 2024
Bulgaria 24.0 % · +7%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Fertility
1.82
−0.10 vs 2023
Bulgaria 1.72 · +6%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Regions inside

4 regions

 

Boundaries: Natural Earth (unofficial boundaries), simplified · sources and licences

Labour

Unemployment
4.8 %
−0.9 vs 2024
Bulgaria 3.5 % · +37%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Employment
75.5 %
−0.3 vs 2024
Bulgaria 77.0 % · -2%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
High-tech jobs
2.5 %
+0.3 vs 2024
Bulgaria 5.3 % · -53%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
6,274 per 1,000
+225 vs 2024
Bulgaria 4,476 per 1,000 · +40%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Road deaths
94 per mn
−15 vs 2023
Bulgaria 7 per mn · +1170%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Tertiary educated
32.5 %
+2.1 vs 2024
Bulgaria 35.7 % · -9%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Smaller regions inside

Other regions in Bulgaria

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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