Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
NUTS 1 BG3 Part of: Bulgaria
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Bulgaria →
Population on 1 January3,107,8862025-0.4% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100492024+1 year on year2 of 2 · BulgariaUnemployment rate (15–74)4.8%2025-0.9 pp year on year2 of 2 · BulgariaHousehold disposable income per inhabitant10,800 PPS2023+12.5% year on year2 of 2 · BulgariaLife expectancy at birth75.02024+0.1 year on year2 of 2 · BulgariaPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education32.5%2025+2.1 pp year on year2 of 2 · Bulgaria
How it compares with the regions of Europe
Each grey dot is a NUTS 1 region of Europe, for the period most of them publish. Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria in blue; the dashed line marks the EU-27 average. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Bulgaria | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 1 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 | 37,617 M€ | +8.1% | — | 2 / 2 | 95 / 108 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 | 12,100 € | +9.0% | 16,300 € | 2 / 2 | 99 / 108 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 19,500 PPS | +6.0% | 26,300 PPS | 2 / 2 | 101 / 108 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 | 49 | +1 | 66 | 2 / 2 | 101 / 108 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 32,819 M€ | +7.6% | — | 2 / 2 | 95 / 108 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 9,408 M€ | -0.7% | — | 1 / 2 | 58 / 79 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 | 6,671 M€ | +15.6% | — | 2 / 2 | 61 / 74 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 | 1,527.7 | +1.4% | — | 2 / 2 | 58 / 94 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 166,638 | +2.6% | — | 2 / 2 | 64 / 89 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 10.8% | +0.8 pp | 10.7% | 1 / 2 | 37 / 89 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 19,499,576 | +3.3% | — | 1 / 2 | 56 / 112 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 6,274 | +3.7% | 4,476 | 1 / 2 | 47 / 112 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Bulgaria | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 1 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 4.8% | -0.9 pp | 3.5% | 2 / 2 | 37 / 109 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 2.1% | -0.9 pp | 1.5% | 2 / 2 | 72 / 103 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 | 17.8% | 0.0 pp | 13.1% | 2 / 2 | 59 / 97 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population2.5 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 75.5% | -0.3 pp | 77.0% | 2 / 2 | 63 / 110 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 80.1% | +0.1 pp | 80.6% | 2 / 2 | 58 / 110 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 70.7% | -0.8 pp | 73.2% | 2 / 2 | 69 / 110 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 20.0% | +1.8 pp | 13.8% | 2 / 2 | 92 / 109 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 32.5% | +2.1 pp | 35.7% | 2 / 2 | 69 / 110 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 42.0% | +3.7 pp | 45.6% | 2 / 2 | 80 / 110 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 0.30% | -0.01 pp | 0.77% | 2 / 2 | 62 / 67 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Bulgaria | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 1 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 | 10,800 PPS | +12.5% | 13,500 PPS | 2 / 2 | 92 / 92 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 32.7% | -0.8 pp | 29.0% | 2 / 2 | 87 / 94 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 75.0 | +0.1 | 75.8 | 2 / 2 | 100 / 100 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 5.4 | -0.5 | 4.5 | 2 / 2 | 77 / 95 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Bulgaria | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 1 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 3,107,886 | -0.4% | — | 2 / 2 | 74 / 113 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 48.7 | +0.3 | 47.2 | 1 / 2 | 9 / 113 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 42.2% | +0.5 pp | 38.7% | 2 / 2 | 103 / 113 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 46.0 | -0.4% | 58.6 | 2 / 2 | 97 / 111 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | -4.4 | -1.7 | -1.3 | 2 / 2 | 101 / 113 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 4.7 | -1.3 | 6.1 | 2 / 2 | 60 / 113 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 8.1 | -0.5 | 8.3 | 2 / 2 | 62 / 113 | |