NUTS 2

Yugozapaden

Region of Bulgaria · NUTS code BG41

Among 6 NUTS 2 regions of Bulgaria, Yugozapaden ranks best in gdp per capita (1st) and lowest in gdp growth (3rd).

Over time

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Yugozapaden vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
26,300 €/inh.
+2,800 vs 2023
1st of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 18,060 €/inh. · +46%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
11,300 €/inh.
+1,600 vs 2022
1st of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 8,000 €/inh. · +41%
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
5.1 %
+2.0 vs 2023
3rd of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 3.1 % · +65%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking

Population

Population
2,022,982
+3,815 vs 2024
1st of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 6,423,207 · -69%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
77.0 years
+0.2 vs 2023
1st of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 75.8 years · +2%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Population density
99.9 /km²
+0.1 vs 2023
1st of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 58.6 /km² · +70%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Population change
1.9 ‰
+0.6 vs 2023
1st of 6 in the country
Bulgaria -2.2 ‰ · -186%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Net migration
6.4 ‰
+1.1 vs 2023
4th of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 5.5 ‰ · +16%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Median age
44.9 years
+0.3 vs 2024
6th of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 47.2 years · -5%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Aged 65+
21.2 %
+0.1 vs 2024
6th of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 24.0 % · -12%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.55
−0.07 vs 2023
6th of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 1.72 · -10%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
468 per 100k
+24 vs 2019
1st of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 467 per 100k
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Regions inside

5 regions

 

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

Labour

Unemployment
1.9 %
−0.9 vs 2024
1st of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 3.5 % · -46%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
81.5 %
+1.6 vs 2024
1st of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 77.0 % · +6%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
10.2 %
+0.2 vs 2024
1st of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 5.3 % · +92%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
2,613 per 1,000
+117 vs 2024
4th of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 4,476 per 1,000 · -42%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
40 per mn
−8 vs 2023
1st of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 7 per mn · +441%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
44.5 %
+1.6 vs 2024
1st of 6 in the country
Bulgaria 35.7 % · +25%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Smaller regions inside

Other regions in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna 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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