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Blagoevgrad is among the districts with relatively good results in terms of demographic development. The share of children in kindergartens is high. Students’ results for 2023 are below the national average. Healthcare in the district suffers from a shortage of doctors and hospital beds. Crime rates in the district are low and detection rates 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 very high, but tourism is well developed.
The demographic indicators place Burgas district among the top four in the country. In 2023, 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 suffers from a shortage of doctors and hospital beds. Crime rates are rising and remain at levels above the national average. The share of forest areas 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, trends are moving in a positive direction. The performance of students in 2023 was very good. Compared to the national average values, Varna district has more doctors but hospital beds are insufficient. The crime rate is relatively high, and the detection rate – relatively low. With its high share of urban population, a relatively large part of its citizens live in settlements with public sewerage. Cultural life in the district is active, 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 among the highest in the country. The number of beds in the local general hospitals is still extremely low. Detection rates remain high but registered crimes have been on the rise. The district has performed quite well in the environment indicators. Veliko Tarnovo district’s cultural life is quite intensive.
In 2022, Vidin was once more the district with the most unfavorable demographic conditions in the country. Students’ performance in 2023 remained relatively poor. Healthcare suffers from a shortage of specialist physicians and hospital beds. The workloads of criminal judges in the district are low, which affects the speed of delivery of justice. The relatively low share of population living in urban settlements accounts for the relatively limited share of households connected to a public sewerage network. The intensity of cultural life and tourism in Vidin district improved in 2022.
Age dependency ratios are still significantly less favorable than the national averages. The indicators in primary and secondary education remain relatively good, but students’ results are relatively low. Healthcare suffers from a shortage of specialist physicians and hospital beds. The number of registered crimes against the person and property in Vratsa district is the highest in the country. Access to public sewerage networks is limited. The share of forest areas is low. Cultural life and tourism in the district are insufficiently developed.
Gabrovo is one of the districts with the most unfavorable demographic pictures. Results in the field of education 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 district continues to be the leader as regards the share of cleared crimes. The considerable number of urban residents accounts for the large share of population living in settlements with a public sewerage network. Cultural life and tourism in Gabrovo district remain among the most active in the country.
The share and the density of urban population remain low. The alignment of vocational education and the economy is high. Students’ results are relatively low. The shortage of specialist physicians and hospital beds may account for the relatively low number of patients treated in the local general hospitals. The number of registered crimes in the district is low and detection rates – relatively high. The share of public sewerage networks connected to wastewater treatment plants remains high. Dobrich is one of the districts with the highest number of beds in places of accommodation.
The rate of natural population growth is relatively high. In 2023, the performance of the students in the district again remained poor. Healthcare suffers from a chronic shortage of doctors and hospital beds. The number of registered crimes against the person and property is among the lowest in the country. The amount of household waste generated in the district is low, but at the same time, a relatively small proportion of this waste is handed over for treatment and recycling. Cultural life in the district is 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. Healthcare in Kyustendil district has the highest number of GPs, and the lowest infant mortality rate. The workloads of the local criminal judges are the highest in the country. The amounts of generated household waste are low. At the same time, however, only a small portion of this waste is handed over for treatment and recycling. Cultural life and tourism in the district remain characterized by their low intensity.
Due to the strongly negative natural population growth rate, Lovech is among the districts with a high rate of population aging. Students’ results are relatively low and vocational education does not 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. Delivery of justice is relatively fast. 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 and tourism in Lovech district are not very active.
The continuing tendency towards population aging in the whole of Bulgaria remains 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. Delivery of justice in the district is the slowest in the country. 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.
Age dependency ratios in the district continue to worsen, but are still more favorable than 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 an obvious shortage of specialist physicians. The workloads of the local criminal judges are comparable to the national average, but the delivery of justice is significantly faster. Pazardzhik district retains its place as the country’s leader in installed RES capacities. Cultural life in the Pazardzhik region is among the less active ones in the country.
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The process of population aging is worsening. The district does not perform well in the indicators assessing education. Pleven is a district with strong traditions in the field of healthcare and is among the leaders in this category. The workloads of the local criminal judges are relatively low, but this does not reflect on the speed of delivery of justice. Pleven is the district with the lowest share of forest area. The share of waste handed over for treatment and recycling continues to be relatively high. Cultural life and tourism are characterized by a relatively low intensity.
Against the general trend towards population aging in the country, Plovdiv performs relatively well. The age dependency ratios are favorable. Students’ results are high. Plovdiv is also among the districts with the largest relative numbers of doctors and hospital beds. The relative number of patients treated in the local hospitals is the highest in the country. The workloads of the criminal judges in Plovdiv district are among the heaviest in the country but the speed of delivery of justice is relatively high. The share of forest areas is equal to the country’s average, but that of degraded land is considerably lower. Cultural life in the district is relatively active.
Razgrad is among the three districts with under 50% of the population living in urban areas. 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 is relatively low and their detection rate is high. Razgrad ranks last among all the districts in terms of the indicators for the environment. The share of population living in settlements with a public sewerage network is the lowest in the whole country. Cultural life and tourism in Razgrad district retain their relatively low intensity.
The age dependency ratios in the district remain above the country’s average. Students’ performance in the district is close to the average one in the country. 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 share of household waste handed over for treatment and recycling remains low. Ruse is among the districts with an intensive cultural life, but the tourism sector is not particularly active.
Silistra is among the districts with the worst demographic profile. Students’ results are relatively low. Healthcare in Silistra district suffers from a shortage of both doctors and hospital beds. The workloads of the criminal judges in Silistra district are close to the national average, but the speed of delivery of justice is considerably higher. Silistra is among the districts with the worst performance as regards the environment indicators. Cultural life in the district is intensifying. The number of library visits is above the national average. Tourism in the district is poorly developed.
The demographic conditions of the district rank 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 low proportion of the population in housing with access to public sewerage remains a challenge. 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 share of people with health insurance is high. The health insurance system covers practically the entire population of the district. Smolyan is the district with the lowest workloads of the local judges and among those with the smallest number of registered crimes. The district also ranks first with the highest share of forest areas and the lowest share of degraded land. The intensity of its cultural life remains weak, but tourism is strongly represented.
The rate of natural population growth in Sofia district remains below the national average. The district is among those with relatively low level of urbanization. The performance of its students is poor. Access to doctors – both GPs and specialist physicians in the district – is slightly below the national average. Delivery of justice is slow. The volume of generated household waste is among the country’s highest, while the share of that waste which has been handed over for treatment and recycling is among the lowest. 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 conditions. The capital is once again the leader in the education indicators, 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. Delivery of justice is relatively slow, and the crime detection rate – low. The district’s high level of urbanization accounts for the large share of population with access to public sewerage networks. Sofia remains the district with the most intensive cultural life.
The natural population growth in Stara Zagora remains below the national average. Students’ results are close to the country’s average. Average life expectancy has declined, though relatively modestly, and for the first time is above the national average. Criminal judges in the district have relatively heavy workloads, but this does not have an adverse effect on the speed of delivery of justice. Stara Zagora’s low score in the environmental category is primarily due to the extremely high proportion of degraded land. Cultural life in the district is relatively active.
The district’s population is aging at a faster rate than in the country. The coverage of the education system in the district is the lowest on a national scale. The relative number of GPs has gone up but remains low. The workloads of the district’s criminal judges are among the lowest in the country and this affects the speed of delivery of justice. The share of forest areas is lower than nationally, but so is the share of degraded land. Cultural life in the district retains its low intensity and tourism is poorly represented.
The district’s rate of natural population growth is relatively low and the trend towards population aging is continuing. Students’ results are low. Healthcare in Haskovo district suffers from a shortage of doctors and hospital beds. Morbidity and infant mortality are relatively low and life expectancy is high. The workloads of the criminal judges are not high, but this does not reflect on the speed of delivery of justice. Haskovo district ranks among the top three in the category assessing the environment. Cultural life and tourism in the district have a relatively weak presence.
The natural population growth 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 doctors and hospital beds. 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 growth and the 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 and last year’s results. Healthcare in the district suffers from a shortage of specialist physicians and high infant mortality. The workloads of the local criminal 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 has an exceptionally weak presence.
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