| Domains | Indicators | Years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Demographic statistics | Population as of 31.12. - Total (number) | 157 637 | 153 700 | 148 874 | 147 619 | 146 002 |
| Population as of 31.12. - Мale (number) | 77 196 | 75 100 | 72 166 | 71 442 | 70 619 | |
| Population as of 31.12. - Female (number) | 80 441 | 78 600 | 76 708 | 76 177 | 75 383 | |
| Natural increase rate (per 1000 persons of the population) - ‰ | -13.9 | -20.0 | -14.4 | -10.9 | -10.6 | |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) - ‰ | 3.7 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | |
| Mortality rate - Total (per 1000 population) - ‰ | 22.3 | 28.0 | 22.6 | 19.4 | 19.0 | |
| Mortality rate - Male (per 1000 population) - ‰ | 24.5 | 30.2 | 24.8 | 21.6 | 20.3 | |
| Mortality rate - Female (per 1000 population) - ‰ | 20.2 | 25.9 | 20.5 | 17.4 | 17.8 | |
| Labour market | Average annual number of employees under labour contract (number) | 36 189 | 37 309 | 38 520 | 38 330 | 38 386 |
| Average annual wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract (levs) | 15 537 | 17 324 | 19 441 | 21 781 | 25 052 | |
| Economic activity rate - 15 - 64 completed years (%) | 63.6 | 65.3 | 67.9 | 65.7 | 68.3 | |
| Employment rate - 15 - 64 completed years (%) | 57.1 | 58.8 | 61.6 | 57.3 | 60.9 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 10 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 12.4 | 10.4 | |
| Unemployed persons registered at the labour offices as of 31.12. (number) | 8 347 | 6 994 | 6 611 | 6 625 | 5 926 | |
| Relative share of the population aged between 25 and 64 years with higher education (%) | 22.9 | 18.9 | 15.8 | 22.3 | 30.3 | |
| Relative share of the population aged between 25 and 64 years with secondary education (%) | 54.7 | 57.4 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 59.3 | |
| Relative share of the population aged between 25 and 64 years with primary or lower education (%) | 22.4 | 23.7 | 22.1 | 15.6 | 10.4 | |
| Health services | Hospital establishments as of 31.12. (number) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Hospital beds in the hospital establishments as of 31.12. (number) | 1 197 | 1 199 | 1 197 | 1 197 | 1 197 | |
| Physicians in health establishments as of 31.12. per 10 000 population (number) | 37.9 | 38.1 | 38.4 | 38.7 | 38.6 | |
| Education | Schools (primary, lower and upper secondary educations stage) - number | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 |
| Enrolments in all type of schools (primary, lower and upper secondary educations stage) - number | 16 914 | 17 107 | 16 931 | 16 862 | 16 736 | |
| Group net enrolment rate of the children in kindergartens (%) | 86.2 | 88.2 | 90.6 | 92.3 | 93.8 | |
| Investments | Foreign direct investment in non-financial enterprises as of 31.12. (thousand euro) | 121 984 | 193 036 | 111 657 | 134 178 | 177 468 |
| Expenditure on acquisition of tangible fixed assets (thousand levs) | 289 902 | 278 394 | 517 322 | 524 920 | 582 281 | |
| Non-financial enterprises | Turnover (thousand levs) | 3 432 942 | 5 425 682 | 9 233 455 | 5 883 738 | 5 453 719 |
| Output (thousand levs) | 2 776 722 | 4 516 341 | 8 320 740 | 4 787 041 | 4 431 383 | |
| Value added at factor cost (thousand levs) | 1 488 732 | 2 208 997 | 2 172 517 | 2 025 861 | 1 852 300 | |
| Relative share of enterprises with up to 9 persons employed in total number of enterprises in the district (%) | 93.2 | 93.0 | 93.6 | 94.0 | 94.0 | |
| Relative share of enterprises with 10-49 employees in total number of enterprises in the district (%) | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | |
| Relative share of enterprises with 50-249 employees in total number of enterprises in the district (%) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Relative share of enterprises with more than 250 employees in total number of enterprises in the district (%) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Transport | Length of motorways (km) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Length of category I roads (km) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | |
| Length of category II roads (km) | 231 | 232 | 232 | 231 | 231 | |
| Length of category III roads (km) | 353 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | |
| Length of railway lines (km) | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | |
| R & D | Expenditure on research and development (R & D) - thousand levs |
3 442 | 3 856 | 5 316 | 5 216 | 4 089 |
| Staff engaged in research and development (R & D) - number | 207 | 231 | 244 | 223 | 213 | |
| Information Society | Relative share of households with Internet access (%) | 71.5 | 67.9 | 79.6 | 83.9 | 84.7 |
| Relative share of individuals aged 16-74, regulary using internet (every day or at least once per week) - % | 61.0 | 60.8 | 68.9 | 70.9 | 69.6 | |
| Housing fund | Residential buildings (number) | 85 018 | 85 015 | 79 362 | 79 355 | 79 371 |
| Dwellings (number) | 110 824 | 110 912 | 116 494 | 116 539 | 116 612 | |
| Tourism | Accommodation establishments (number) | 26 | 27 | 38 | 39 | 42 |
| Nights spent - total (number) | 58 195 | 73 650 | 109 630 | 110 879 | 134 374 | |
1) Break in the time series due to the availability of a new estimate of the number of the population based on the data from the 2021 Census - refers to the coefficients of economic activity, employment and unemployment rates, as well as to the educational structure of the population between 25 and 64 years of age (in 2021), and for the group net enrolment rate of the children in kindergartens (in 2022). |
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| 2) The indicator ‘Unemployment’ rate is calculated from Labour force survey data. | ||||||
| 3) The Hospital establishments, Hospital beds and Physicians attached to the other offices are included in the total number for the country, but are not territorially distributed by districts. | ||||||
| 4) For the indicators ‘Schools (primary, lower and upper secondary education)’, ‘Enrolments in all type of schools (primary, lower and upper secondary education)’ and ‘Group net enrolment rate of the children in kindergartens’: the reference year refers to the year in which the respective school year begins; for example, reference year 2021 corresponds to the 2021/2022 school year. | ||||||
| 5) For the indicators ‘Enrolments in all type of schools (primary, lower and upper secondary education)’ and ‘Group net enrolment rate of the children in kindergartens’: break in the time series since 2021 (2021/2022 school year) due to a change of the data source. | ||||||
| 6) For the indicator ‘Group net enrolment rate of the children in kindergartens’: The rate is calculated as a percentage of the number of enrolments in pre-primary education in the age group 3-6 years to the number of the population in the same age group. Break in the time series since 2022 (2022/2023 school year) due to a new population estimate based on the data from the 2021 Census. | ||||||
| 7) Since 2007 the data for indicator ‘Foreign direct investment in non-financial enterprises’ is in thousand EUR. | ||||||
| 8) Data on the indicator ‘Expenditure on acquisition of tangible fixed assets’ also includes the cost for purchasing land. | ||||||
| 9) The indicators ‘Turnover’, ‘Output’ and ‘Value added at factor cost’ are calculated according to the methodology of Structural business statistics for all non-financial enterprises which have submitted annual reports on their activities in the NSI. | ||||||
| 10) According to the Eurostat Regulations, from 2021 the value of turnover (net turnover) does not include the charged excise duties. | ||||||
| 11) According to the Eurostat Regulations, from 2021 the production value (value of output) does not include the charged excise duties and other operating income, but includes the income from product- or turnover-related subsidies from state support. | ||||||
| 12) According to the Eurostat Regulations, from 2021 the value added at factor cost (value added) does not include the other operating income and total income from financing, but only income from product- or turnover-related subsidies from state support. | ||||||
| 13) Roads from the republican road network do not cross the territory of the district Sofia (stolitsa). | ||||||
| 14) Since 2002 data for Category III roads also include road connections at intersections and junctions. | ||||||
| 15) Data on indicators in the topic ‘Tourism’ include categorized accommodation establishments with 10 and more bed-places in use during the reference year. | ||||||
| .. confidential data | ||||||
| - no case registered | ||||||
| () due to small sample figures in brackets are not reliable | ||||||
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