| Domains | Indicators | Years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Demographic statistics | Population as of 31.12. - Total (number) | 6 951 482 | 6 916 548 | 6 838 937 | 6 447 710 | 6 445 481 |
| Population as of 31.12. - Мale (number) | 3 369 646 | 3 349 715 | 3 311 311 | 3 099 503 | 3 097 698 | |
| Population as of 31.12. - Female (number) | 3 581 836 | 3 566 833 | 3 527 626 | 3 348 207 | 3 347 783 | |
| Natural increase rate (per 1 000 persons of the population) - ‰ | -6.7 | -9.5 | -13.2 | -9.6 | -6.8 | |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) - ‰ | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | |
| Mortality rate - Total (per 1 000 population) - ‰ | 15.5 | 18.0 | 21.7 | 18.4 | 15.7 | |
| Mortality rate - Male (per 1 000 population) - ‰ | 16.6 | 19.6 | 23.2 | 19.8 | 16.9 | |
| Mortality rate - Female (per 1 000 population) - ‰ | 14.5 | 16.4 | 20.2 | 17.0 | 14.5 | |
| Labour market | Average annual number of employees under labour contract (number) | 2 322 561 | 2 211 773 | 2 248 934 | 2 278 832 | 2 302 922 |
| Average annual wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract (levs) | 15 209 | 16 687 | 18 733 | 21 242 | 24 485 | |
| Economic activity rate - 15 - 64 completed years (%) | 73.2 | 72.2 | 72.3 | 73.7 | 73.9 | |
| Employment rate - 15 - 64 completed years (%) | 70.1 | 68.5 | 68.5 | 70.6 | 70.7 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | |
| Unemployed persons registered at the labour offices as of 31.12. (number) | 194 715 | 220 292 | 157 283 | 153 944 | 158 205 | |
| Relative share of the population aged between 25 and 64 years with higher education (%) | 28.1 | 29.2 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 30.5 | |
| Relative share of the population aged between 25 and 64 years with secondary education (%) | 54.3 | 53.9 | 54.0 | 54.5 | 54.7 | |
| Relative share of the population aged between 25 and 64 years with primary or lower education (%) | 17.5 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 15.6 | 14.8 | |
| Health services | Hospital establishments as of 31.12. (number) | 341 | 342 | 341 | 341 | 341 |
| Hospital beds in the hospital establishments as of 31.12. (number) | 53 997 | 54 216 | 54 491 | 54 707 | 55 724 | |
| Physicians in health establishments as of 31.12. per 10 000 population (number) | 42.6 | 43.0 | 43.3 | 45.9 | 46.4 | |
| Education | Schools (primary, lower and upper secondary educations stage) - number | 2 376 | 2 355 | 2 352 | 2 347 | 2 341 |
| Enrolments in all type of schools (primary, lower and upper secondary educations stage) - number | 707 609 | 703 752 | 708 696 | 706 287 | 710 991 | |
| Group net enrolment rate of the children in kindergartens (%) | 78.7 | 78.1 | 79.1 | 87.3 | 87.9 | |
| Investments | Foreign direct investment in non-financial enterprises as of 31.12. (thousand euro) | 25 341 512.8 | 26 884 352.0 | 28 184 293.0 | 29 376 480.0 | 32 717 943.7 |
| Expenditure on acquisition of tangible fixed assets (thousand levs) | 21 873 680 | 23 157 131 | 23 035 610 | 27 522 260 | 33 503 298 | |
| Non-financial enterprises | Turnover (thousand levs) | 316 382 065 | 306 227 818 | 374 122 989 | 506 129 325 | 493 649 786 |
| Output (thousand levs) | 194 336 570 | 188 218 629 | 214 877 232 | 278 877 242 | 289 172 315 | |
| Value added at factor cost (thousand levs) | 70 780 834 | 72 472 590 | 75 018 117 | 93 330 266 | 100 799 393 | |
| Relative share of enterprises with up to 9 persons employed in total number of enterprises in the district (%) | 92.7 | 93.1 | 92.9 | 93.4 | 93.5 | |
| Relative share of enterprises with 10-49 employees in total number of enterprises in the district (%) | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | |
| Relative share of enterprises with 50-249 employees in total number of enterprises in the district (%) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Relative share of enterprises with more than 250 employees in total number of enterprises in the district (%) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Transport | Length of motorways (km) | 790 | 806 | 806 | 825 | 840 |
| Length of category I roads (km) | 2 900 | 2 883 | 2 883 | 2 879 | 2 879 | |
| Length of category II roads (km) | 4 019 | 4 019 | 4 019 | 4 019 | 4 019 | |
| Length of category III roads (km) | 12 170 | 12 209 | 12 217 | 12 219 | 12 230 | |
| Length of railway lines (km) | 4 030 | 4 029 | 4 031 | 4 029 | 4 029 | |
| R & D | Expenditure on research and development (R & D) - thousand levs |
1 002 132 | 1 023 790 | 1 074 004 | 1 265 635 | 1 467 491 |
| Staff engaged in research and development (R & D) - number | 34 986 | 35 087 | 34 613 | 37 056 | 35 179 | |
| Information Society | Relative share of households with Internet access (%) | 75.1 | 78.9 | 83.5 | 87.3 | 88.5 |
| Relative share of individuals aged 16-74, regulary using internet (every day or at least once per week) - % | 66.8 | 69.2 | 73.9 | 79.0 | 79.8 | |
| Housing fund | Residential buildings (number) | 2 079 390 | 2 081 904 | 2 084 807 | 2 061 839 | 2 066 323 |
| Dwellings (number) | 3 970 719 | 3 985 172 | 4 001 873 | 4 282 656 | 4 304 231 | |
| Tourism | Accommodation establishments (number) | 3 664 | 3 317 | 3 335 | 4 031 | 4 019 |
| Nights spent - total (number) | 27 154 791 | 11 968 483 | 17 620 268 | 24 173 291 | 26 865 046 | |
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) Reference date for indicators "Schools (primary, lower and upper secondary education stage)", "Enrolments in all type of schools (primary, lower and upper secondary education stage)" and "Group net enrolment rate of the children in kindergartens" is 1st of October for the respective school year. | ||||||
| 5) For indicators "Schools (primary, lower and upper secondary education stage)" and "Enrolments in all type of schools (primary, lower and upper secondary education stage)" from 2017/2018 school year there is a break in the time series due to changes in the national education system. The data are not comparable to the previous school years. | ||||||
| 6) The group net enrolment rate of the children in kindergartens is calculated as per cent of number of enrolments in pre-primary education - age group 3-6 years to the number of population in the same age group. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Date | Name |
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| 19.12.2025 | Characteristics of the condition of the regions - 2024 |
| 8.05.2026 | Administrative-territorial and territorial division of the Republic of Bulgaria - 2025 |
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