NUTS 1

Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria

Region of Bulgaria · NUTS code BG4

Over time

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Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
20,200 €/inh.
+2,200 vs 2023
Bulgaria 18,060 €/inh. · +12%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Income per capita
9,500 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2022
Bulgaria 8,000 €/inh. · +19%
2023 · NUTS 1 ranking
GDP growth
6.5 %
+4.5 vs 2023
Bulgaria 3.1 % · +110%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population

Population
3,329,474
+5,677 vs 2024
Bulgaria 6,423,207 · -48%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Life expectancy
76.6 years
+0.1 vs 2023
Bulgaria 75.8 years
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population density
78.6 /km²
+0.2 vs 2023
Bulgaria 58.6 /km² · +34%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population change
1.7 ‰
−0.2 vs 2023
Bulgaria -2.2 ‰ · -177%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Net migration
7.3 ‰
+0.4 vs 2023
Bulgaria 5.5 ‰ · +33%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Median age
46.0 years
+0.2 vs 2024
Bulgaria 47.2 years · -3%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Aged 65+
22.5 %
+0.2 vs 2024
Bulgaria 24.0 % · -6%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Fertility
1.63
−0.09 vs 2023
Bulgaria 1.72 · -5%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Regions inside

10 regions

 

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

Labour

Unemployment
2.4 %
−0.4 vs 2024
Bulgaria 3.5 % · -31%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Employment
78.3 %
+0.7 vs 2024
Bulgaria 77.0 % · +2%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
High-tech jobs
7.7 %
0 vs 2024
Bulgaria 5.3 % · +45%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
2,798 per 1,000
+162 vs 2024
Bulgaria 4,476 per 1,000 · -37%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Road deaths
56 per mn
0 vs 2023
Bulgaria 7 per mn · +657%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Tertiary educated
38.6 %
+1.7 vs 2024
Bulgaria 35.7 % · +8%
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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