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Blagoevgrad is among the districts with relatively good results in the area of demographic indicators. The share of children in kindergartens is high. Students’ results for 2024 are around the national average. Healthcare in the district suffers from a shortage of doctors and hospital beds. The crime rate in the district is low and the detection rate relatively high, but the delivery of justice remains sluggish. The share of forest area is high. The intensity of cultural life in Blagoevgrad district is traditionally not among the country’s highest, but tourism is well developed.
The demographic indicators place Burgas district among the top four in the country. In 2024, the results of the students in the district in the NEA in mathematics at the end of 7th grade were relatively high. However, the average grade in the State matriculation exam in Bulgarian language and literature continues to be relatively low. Healthcare in the district is still suffering from a shortage of GPs. The crime rate is rising and remains above the national average. The share of forest area is high. Burgas is the district with the highest rating in the culture and tourism sector.
Varna is among the districts with a relatively favorable demographic development. In the field of education, the trends are moving in a positive direction. Students’performance is very good. Compared to the national average values , Varna district has more doctors but insufficient numbers of hospital beds. The crime rate is relatively high, and the detection rate relatively low. Varna is among the districts with a high volume of generated household waste, but the share of waste handed over for treatment and recycling remains high. Cultural life in the district is intensive, and tourism – well developed.
The general trend towards population aging is particularly conspicuous in Veliko Tarnovo district. The indicators in the area of education give it a relatively good ranking. The number of university students relative to the population is the highest in the country. The number of beds in the local general hospitals remains extremely low. Registered crimes have been on the rise but the detection rate remains high as well. The amount of household waste generated in the district is below the national average. Veliko Tarnovo district has an intensive cultural life.
Vidin remains the district with the most unfavorable demographic picture in the country. Students’ performance is relatively poor. Healthcare suffers from a shortage of specialist physicians and hospital beds. The workloads of criminal judges in the district are low, which impacts the speed of delivery of justice. The share of household waste remains relatively low. The relative number of visits to the local cinemas, museums and libraries is increasing but remains lower than the national average.
The natural population increase rate remains considerably lower than the national average. The indicators in the field of primary and secondary education remain relatively good, but students’ results are relatively low. Healthcare suffers from a shortage of specialist physicians and hospital beds. Vratsa is the district with the highest relative share of police officers. The number of registered crimes against the person and property relative to the population in Vratsa district is among the highest in the country. The share of forest areas is low. Culture and tourism are insufficiently developed.
Gabrovo is one of the districts with the most unfavorable demographic picture. Educational results are good. The indicators evaluating healthcare place the district among the top performers in the country. Gabrovo is among the districts with the highest share of health-insured persons. The share of cleared crimes has decreased but remains among the highest in the country. The installed RES capacities have gone up considerably to exceed the national average per capita. Cultural life and tourism in Gabrovo district remain among the most active in the country.
Dobrich is among the districts with the lowest population density. The alignment of vocational education and the economy is high. Students’ results are relatively low. Healthcare suffers from a shortage of specialist physicians and hospital beds. The number of registered crimes in the district is low and the detection rate – relatively high. The share of forest areas is relatively low, but at the same time, that of disturbed area is relatively limited. Dobrich is one of the districts with the highest number of beds in places of accommodation, which signals good opportunities for the development of tourism.
The rate of natural population increase is relatively high. Students’ performance in the district again remains poor. Healthcare suffers from a chronic shortage of doctors and hospital beds. Life expectancy is high. The number of registered crimes against the person and property is low and the crime detection rate is high. The amount of household waste generated in the district is low, but at the same time, only a small proportion of this waste is handed over for treatment and recycling. Cultural life and tourism in Kardzhali district are among the least active in the country.
Kyustendil is among the districts with the highest rate of population aging. The alignment between vocational education and the profile of the local economy remains low, and students’ results are unsatisfactory. The healthcare system has the highest number of GPs. The number of crimes is low, and the crime detection rate is high. The amounts of generated household waste are low, but so is the share of waste handed over for treatment and recycling. Cultural life and tourism in the district continue to show low intensity.
Due to the strongly negative natural population increase rate, Lovech is among the districts with a high rate of population aging. Students’ results are relatively low and vocational education fails to meet the demands of the economy. The number of GPs remains higher than the national average. The availability of beds in the local general hospitals again remains relatively low. The crime detection rate is relatively high. The amount of generated household waste is not considerable, but the share of waste handed over for treatment and recycling remains extremely small. Cultural life in Lovech district is not particularly active.
The continuing tendency towards population aging in the whole of Bulgaria is particularly conspicuous in Montana district. Students’ results are low. Access to GPs is relatively good. The number of beds in the local general hospitals remains significantly higher than the national average. The crime rate is relatively high. The amount of household waste in the district is low, and its management is good. Cultural life and tourism in Montana district are among the least active in the country.
The natural population increase rate in Pazardzhik district is increasing and exceeds the national average. Students’ results remain relatively low. Access to GPs in the district is better than in the country on average, but there is a definite shortage of specialist physicians. The number of crimes remains relatively low, while the detection rate is above the national average. Pazardzhik district retains its place as the country’s leader in installed RES capacities. Theater visits relative to population are increasing and remain above the national average.
Pernik’s net migration is increasing and has a positive value, though this cannot compensate for the considerable population decrease. Students’ results in the district are traditionally lower than the national average. Pernik has the lowest number of beds in the local general hospitals. The relative number of crimes and the detection rate are close to the national average. The amount of generated household waste is the highest in the country, though practically all of this waste is handed over for treatment and recycling. Cultural life and tourism in the district are characterized by their low intensity, which is probably related to Pernik’s proximity to the capital.
The natural increase rate remains strongly negative. The district is also failing to attract new residents. Student performance remains poor. Pleven is a district with strong traditions in the field of healthcare and is the leader in this category. The workloads of the local criminal judges are relatively low, which impacts the speed of delivery of justice. Pleven is the district with the lowest share of forest area, though the share of disturbed area is also small. Cultural life and tourism are characterized by their low intensity.
Against the general trend in the country towards population aging, Plovdiv performs relatively well. Students’ results are good. Plovdiv is also among the districts with well-established traditions in higher education. The numbers of doctors and hospital beds relative to the population are among the highest in the country. Crime numbers in Plovdiv district remain relatively high but the detection rate is below the national average. The installed RES capacities are above the country’s average. The intensity of cultural and tourist life in the district is among the highest in the whole country.
The district manages to attract population and the net migration rate is positive. Students’ results are extremely low. Razgrad is one of the districts with the most acute shortage of doctors – both GPs and specialist physicians. The number of crimes in the district has increased slightly but remains relatively low. However, their detection rate is also increasing and remains considerably above the national average. Razgrad is among the districts with the lowest volume of household waste submitted for treatment and recycling. Cultural life and tourism are characterized by a low intensity.
Natural population increase has severely deteriorated. Students’ performance in the district is close to the average one in the country. The number of university students relative to the population ranks the district among the leaders in this indicator. The healthcare system continues to suffer from a shortage of GPs. The number of crimes is increasing but remains relatively low, and crime detection is above the national average. The installed RES capacities are extremely small. Ruse is among the districts with an intensive cultural life, but the tourism sector is not strongly represented.
Silistra is among the districts with the worst demographic profile. Students’ results are relatively low. The alignment between vocational education and the profile of the local economy is high. Healthcare in Silistra district suffers from a shortage of doctors. The workloads of criminal judges in Silistra district are significantly lower than the national average. Crime numbers have risen, but remain relatively low and the detection rate is high. Silistra is also among the districts with the worst performance as regards the environment indicators. Tourism in the district is not well developed.
The demographic picture of the district ranks it among the country’s leaders in this indicator. At the same time, Sliven is among the districts with the lowest performance as regards the indicators for education and healthcare. Most notably, there is an acute shortage of both GPs and specialist physicians. The relative number of crimes in the district is close to the average one in the country, while the detection rate remains considerably higher. The relative volume of the consumed drinking water is the lowest in the country. The culture and tourism sectors show relatively low intensity.
The population of the district is among the fastest aging in the country. Smolyan continues to rank among the districts with the highest educational results. The health insurance system covers practically the entire population of the district. Workloads in Smolyan’s courts are relatively low, which impacts the speed of delivery of justice. Smolyan is the district with the lowest number of registered crimes. The district also ranks first regarding the share of forest area and has the lowest share of disturbed area. The intensity of its cultural life remains weak, but tourism is strongly represented.
The rate of natural population increase in Sofia district remains below the national average. The performance of its students is relatively poor. Access to doctors – both GPs and specialist physicians – is slightly below the national average. The workloads of the local judges in the district are below the national average, which also impacts the speed of delivery of justice. The volume of generated household waste is high, while the share of that waste handed over for treatment and recycling is low. Cultural life in Sofia district retains its low intensity. At the same time, its tourism is better developed than in most other districts.
Sofia is the district with the most favorable demographic picture. The capital is once again the leader in the education indicator, with a high rate of enrolment in 5th–7th grade, a low share of repeaters, good student performance and a high number of university students. The number of specialist physicians is among the highest in the country. The pharmacy network is well developed. Delivery of justice is relatively slow, and the crime detection rate is low. The share of disturbed area is high. Sofia remains the district with the most intensive cultural life.
The natural population increase in Stara Zagora remains below the national average. Students’ results are close to the country’s average. Access to doctors (both GPs and specialist physicians) is relatively good. The pharmacy network is well developed. The number of crimes is relatively high and the detection rate is close to the national average. Stara Zagora’s low score in the environment category is primarily due to the extremely high proportion of disturbed area. Cultural life in the district is relatively active.
The district’s population is aging at a faster rate than in the country on average. Targovishte is among the districts with the lowest coverage of the education system. Hospital bed occupancy is low. Court workloads are among the lowest in the country and this impacts the speed of delivery of justice. The share of forest area is lower than nationally, but so is the share of disturbed area. Cultural life in the district retains its low intensity and tourism is poorly represented.
The district’s rate of natural population increase is strongly negative, though the net migration rate is positive. Students’ results are low. Healthcare in Haskovo district suffers from a shortage of doctors and hospital beds. Life expectancy is high. The number of crimes in the district is increasing, but remains lower than the national average, and the detection rate is higher. The relative number of household waste generated has increased significantly but remains below the national average. Cultural life and tourism in the district have a relatively weak presence.
The natural population increase rate is less favorable than average, but the district has managed to attract new residents. Students’ results continue to be among the poorest in the country. Healthcare in the district suffers from a shortage of hospital beds, but hospital bed occupancy is the highest in the country. The workloads of the local criminal judges remain low and this has a favorable effect on the speed of delivery of justice. The number of crimes in the district is low and the detection rate is high. The share of degraded territory is limited. Tourism in the district also has a relatively limited presence.
Both natural population increase and net migration rates are unfavorable. The district’s students are not among the good performers but their results indicate an improvement compared to the rest of the districts. Healthcare in the district suffers from a shortage of specialist physicians and a limited number of hospital beds. The workloads of the local judges are considerably below the national average, but delivery of justice is relatively slow. The volume of household waste is low. Tourism in Yambol district is poorly represented.
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