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Yugozapaden in numbers

Open official statistics on Yugozapaden: people, economy, housing, education, tourism and climate, year by year.

22 figures 1990–2025 Updated Oct 21, 2026

Overview · Yugozapaden

The main numbers at a glance.

−3.3% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union · World
−4.8 pp since 2015
Yugozapaden Bulgaria European Union World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Yugozapaden 5-year change Bulgaria Trend
Population 2M2025 −0.6% 6.4M
Median age 44.92025 +1.0 47.2
GDP per person €26,3002024 +74% €16,300
Unemployment rate 1.9%2025 −1.6 pp 3.5%
Adults with higher education 44.5%2025 +1.8 pp 35.7%
Tourist overnight stays 5.3M2025 +130% 29M

Source: Eurostat

People · Yugozapaden

Population and growth, age, births, migration and households.

Median age, 2014 – 2025 years · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · World
+2.8 since 2015
Yugozapaden Bulgaria World

Sources: Eurostat · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2014 – 2025

−3.3% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025

Residents 65 and over, 2014 – 2025 percent · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · World
+2.5 pp since 2015
Yugozapaden Bulgaria World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014 – 2025

Population density, 1990 – 2024 per km² · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union · World
−5.6% since 2014
Yugozapaden Bulgaria European Union World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Yugozapaden 5-year change Bulgaria Trend
Population 2M2025 −0.6% 6.4M
Population growth — -0.13% 2025
Population density 99.92024 −3.7% 58.6
Median age 44.92025 +1.0 47.2
Children under 15 14.3%2025 +0.2 pp 14.0%
Residents 65 and over 21.2%2025 +0.5 pp 24.0%
Life expectancy 77.02024 +1.0 75.8
Births per woman — 1.72 2024
Birth rate 8.72024 −0.9 7.8 2025
Infant mortality — 4.6 2024
Net migration 6.42024 +8.0 5.5 2025
Born abroad — 4.4% 2024
Urban population — 74.2% 2025

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Economy & jobs · Yugozapaden

Output and incomes, jobs and wages, unemployment and prices.

GDP per person, 2000 – 2024 Euro · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union
+171% since 2014
Yugozapaden Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union · World
−4.8 pp since 2015
Yugozapaden Bulgaria European Union World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Household income per person, 2000 – 2023 Euro · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union
+131% since 2013
Yugozapaden Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2023

GDP per person, EU = 100, 2000 – 2024 index, European Union = 100 · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union
+41% since 2014
Yugozapaden Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Yugozapaden 5-year change Bulgaria Trend
GDP per person €26,3002024 +74% €16,300
GDP per person (PPP) — $44,451 2025
GDP per person, EU = 100 1072024 +19% 66
Gross domestic product €53B2024 +72% €105B
Economic growth — 3.1% 2025
Inflation — 4.6% 2025
Unemployment rate 1.9%2025 −1.6 pp 3.5%
Youth unemployment 6.6%2025 −4.3 pp 13.1%
Employment rate 81.5%2025 +3.0 pp 77.0%
Labour force participation — 56.1% 2025
Household income per person €11,3002023 +64% €8,000
At risk of poverty 13.6%2025 −0.1 pp 21.2%
Income inequality (Gini) — 39.5 2023
Jobs 1.3M2024 +3.0% 3.5M

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Housing · Yugozapaden

Homes, home values and rents, prices over time.

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Yugozapaden 5-year change Bulgaria Trend
House price index — 249.2 2025

Source: Eurostat

Education & commute · Yugozapaden

Schooling of adults, internet and how people get to work.

Adults with higher education, 2000 – 2025 percent · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union
+5.9 pp since 2015
Yugozapaden Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Yugozapaden 5-year change Bulgaria Trend
Adults with higher education 44.5%2025 +1.8 pp 35.7%
University enrolment — 69.5% 2024
Internet users — 82.4% 2024
Access to electricity — 100.0% 2024

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Tourism · Yugozapaden

Overnight stays, visitors and the hospitality economy.

Source: Eurostat, 2002 – 2025

Overnight stays per 1,000 residents, 2002 – 2025 per 1,000 people · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union
+866 since 2015
Yugozapaden Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2002 – 2025

+41% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 2002 – 2025

Foreign guests' share of stays, 2002 – 2025 percent · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union
−2.1 pp since 2015
Yugozapaden Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2002 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Yugozapaden 5-year change Bulgaria Trend
Tourist overnight stays 5.3M2025 +130% 29M
Overnight stays per 1,000 residents 2,6132025 +1,486 4,476
Tourist arrivals 2.5M2025 +142% 9.5M
Foreign guests' share of stays 49.5%2025 +4.4 pp 55.8%

Source: Eurostat

Climate · Yugozapaden

Temperatures and rain through the year and over the decades.

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Yugozapaden 5-year change Bulgaria Trend
CO₂ emissions per person — 5.3 2024

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators