Social development
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Blagoevgrad district has performed relatively well in terms of demographic indicators. The share of repeaters and dropouts from primary and secondary education is considerably below the national average. Grades in both matriculation and external evaluation exams come close to the country’s average. At the same time, healthcare in the district suffers from shortages of medical staff. The crime rate remains relatively low and detection high. Blagoevgrad district still ranks high as regards air quality. Cultural life, however, has shown no considerable progress and remains poorly developed.
Against the general tendency towards population ageing in Bulgaria, Burgas district is doing quite well. The majority of people live in urban areas. The average results in the external evaluation at the end of 7th grade remain higher than the national average, but those in the matriculation exam in Bulgarian language and literature are lower than those nationwide. The number of university students in the district is also relatively low. The main factor for the unfavorable state of healthcare in Burgas district is the shortage of medical staff. The crime rate is relatively high and detection relatively low, though the indicators show some improvement. Air quality is relatively good. The amount of household waste handed over for treatment and recycling is considerable. Theater and cinema visits are at acceptable levels, while the figures for those to museums and libraries indicate low interest.
In 2019, Varna was among Bulgaria’s regions registering the most favorable demographic development. The indicators for the educational sphere also ranked it very high. The proportion of GPs came close to the country’s average, and that of specialist physicians was even higher; however, the limited number of beds in the local general hospitals remained a problem. The workloads of the local criminal judges remained considerably below the national average rates in 2019, which resulted in faster delivery of justice. The crime rate in proportion to the population of the district of Varna was high and detection was low. More household waste was generated but a large part of it was handed over for treatment and recycling. Cultural life in the district was relatively active.
The deterioration of the demographic indicators in Bulgaria is particularly pronounced in Veliko Tarnovo district. It did better in the educational sphere. The proportion of university students has been falling faster than in the country as a whole but remained twice as high as the national average. The district’s poor performance in the area of healthcare is determined by the shortage of doctors and beds in the local hospitals. The workloads of criminal judges are small, yet this has not resulted in faster delivery of justice. The crime rate in the district of Veliko Tarnovo is relatively low and detection is high. Practically all generated household waste is handed over for treatment and recycling. With its active cultural life, Veliko Tarnovo district was among the top-ranking ones in 2019, with only the capital and Gabrovo performing better.
The trend towards population ageing is more strongly pronounced in Vidin district than anywhere else in Bulgaria. The results in the matriculation exam in Bulgarian language and literature are essentially identical to the national averages. The proportion of GPs in the district is larger than the average one in the country; however, in 2019 there was again a serious shortage of specialist physicians and hospital beds. Crime rates are relatively high but detection is also high. Vidin is the district with the lowest carbon dioxide emissions in the whole of Bulgaria. There is not a single waste water treatment plant in the region. The main factor for the district’s good performance in the category of Culture is the large number of visits to the local museums.
The demographic indicators place Vratsa among the districts with a considerable rate of population ageing. In 2020, students’ results were again lower than the national averages. Healthcare in Vratsa district is in a relatively better condition. The proportion of GPs in the district is lower than the average one in the country but the figures are close. The shortage of hospital beds is still a problem awaiting solution. The workloads of local criminal judges are relatively low and therefore delivery of justice is speedier. Crime rates remain relatively high but detection rates are also high. The low share of the population living in urban areas and low population density account for the limited access to public sewerage systems. The intensity of the district’s cultural life is low.
The problem of population ageing is particularly acute in Gabrovo district. The low rates of natural growth and net migration explain the fast deteriorating age dependencies there. The majority of the population lives in urban areas. The district’s performance in the Education category is relatively good. It has kept its high ranking as regards the relative proportion of university students and holds one of the top places in the sphere of healthcare. Although criminal judges have small workloads, delivery of justice is sluggish. Crime rates are relatively low and detection is high. Gabrovo is among the districts with the best indicators for the state of its environment. Its cultural life is particularly active.
The tendency towards population ageing in Dobrich district follows a country-wide trend, which results in constantly deteriorating age dependency ratios. Higher education has little presence in the district. The healthcare system is sufficiently saturated with GPs, but there is a shortage of specialist physicians. The district is among those facing the problem of acute shortages of hospital beds. The workloads of local criminal judges are lower and delivery of justice is speedier than the average national levels. Crime rates are slightly lower than the average national figures, and detection rates are slightly higher. The indicators for the state of the environment point to the district’s very good performance in that area. The district’s cultural life is characterized by its relatively low intensity.
Against the general background of population ageing in the country, the demographic situation in Kardzhali district looks favorable. The shares of repeaters and dropouts from primary and secondary education remain low. In 2020, the educational results of the students from the district were once again among the lowest in the country. Healthcare in Kardzhali suffers from a serious shortage of doctors and hospital beds. The workloads of the local criminal judges are small and this affects the speed of delivery of justice. The number of registered crimes is small and their detection rate is high. A relatively small share of the population of Kardzhali district lives in settlements with public sewerage. The intensity of the district’s cultural life is weak.
The population ageing tendencies in Bulgaria as a whole are particularly evident in Kyustendil district, whose demographic indicators are among the most unfavorable in the whole country. Students’ results remain relatively low. The provision of the district healthcare system with doctors is relatively good. The number of beds in the local general hospitals is close to the national average. Kyustendil is doing relatively poorly in terms of public order and security. The district is a leader in environmental indicators, mostly due to the quantities of waste generated by the households and their management. Cultural life in Kyustendil district is characterized by its low intensity.
The problem of population ageing is particularly acute in Lovech district. The students’ educational results are unsatisfactory. The indicators for the district’s healthcare again gave Lovech one of the top-ranking places in the country for 2019. The number of registered crimes against the person and property equalled the national average but detection rates were considerably higher. The amounts of household waste remained lower than the average but the share handed over for treatment and recycling continued to be extremely limited. The district’s cultural life is not particularly active.
The continuing tendency towards population ageing in the whole of Bulgaria is particularly pronounced in Montana district. The natural growth rate continues to fall and is the second lowest in the country. The performance of Montana district as regards the indicators for education is relatively weak. Access to doctors in the area is relatively good. The number of beds in the local general hospitals also remains higher than the national average. The maintenance of public order and security is evaluated as poor. The district ranks well in terms of its environmental indicators. The share of household waste handed over for treatment and recycling remains high. In 2019, Montana remained the district with the least active cultural life in the country.
Age dependency ratios in the district continue to be more favorable than the national average, although over the past few years they keep rising. The performance of Pazardzhik district as regards the indicators for education is weak. The number of hospital beds is relatively high. Registered crimes are relatively few and the detection rate is high. The amount of household waste generated by the population in the past two years is less than in the country average. At the same time, the share handed over for treatment and recycling is extremely small. The intensity of the district’s cultural life is low.
The problem of population ageing is particularly conspicuous in Pernik district. The natural growth rate is twice as low as the national average. The shares of repeaters and dropouts from primary and secondary school remain lower than the national averages. The district is relatively well provided with GPs, but specialist physicians are relatively insufficient in number. Beds in the local general hospitals are also less than half the national average, and Pernik is also the district with the smallest relative number of hospitalizations. The workloads of criminal judges are still small in national terms, which affects the speed of delivery of justice. A considerable amount of household waste is handed over for treatment and recycling. Pernik is one of the districts with the least active cultural life.
The process of population ageing is accelerating at a faster pace in Pleven district than in the rest of the country. The district does not perform well in terms of the indicators assessing education. Pleven is one of the few districts in the country where in recent years there has been a steady increase in the number of university students. In the area of healthcare, Pleven ranks first in the whole of Bulgaria. It is indeed the district with the highest relative number of doctors and beds in its general hospitals. The workloads of local criminal judges are relatively small, which has a positive effect on the speedy delivery of justice. The share of waste handed over for treatment and recycling is growing. Cultural life in Pleven district is characterized by relatively low activity.
Plovdiv is also one of the country’s seven districts that manage to attract population. In 2020 Plovdiv’s students again achieved good educational results. Plovdiv is among the districts with the largest relative number of doctors and hospital beds. The workloads of criminal judges in the district are high, but this does not impede the speedy delivery of justice. The number of crimes is relatively low and their detection rate is relatively high. The concentration of the population in urban areas is a prerequisite for a relatively high share of population with access to public sewerage networks. The number of visits to local theatres and museums remains relatively small.
Razgrad is one of the three districts with less than 50% of the population living in urban areas. The district’s performance in education is unsatisfactory. The students’ educational results remained relatively low in 2020. Razgrad is among the districts with the greatest shortages of doctors. Although the workloads of the local criminal judges are close to the national average, delivery of justice is speedier. Razgrad ranks last in the whole of Bulgaria as regards the environmental indicators. It is the district with the highest relative volume of generated household waste, while the share submitted for treatment and recycling is extremely low. Interest in the local theaters continues to be relatively high.
The population continues to decline both due to the low rate of natural increase and to out-migration from the region. Ruse is among the districts with the highest level of urbanization. The performance of the students from the district in 2020 again remained close to the national average. Healthcare in Ruse district continues to suffer from a shortage of doctors. Although local criminal judges have relatively heavier workloads, the speed of adjudication remains unaffected. The emissions of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the district are twice as low as the national average. The share of household waste handed over for treatment and recycling remains extremely low. Cultural life in Ruse district is relatively active.
The natural growth rate in Silistra grew in 2019, but it still remains very low. Silistra is among the districts with the smallest share of urban population. The district’s performance in the field of education is poor. The healthcare system in Silistra suffers from a shortage of both doctors and hospital beds. Silistra is among the highest ranking districts in terms of public order and security, but also in the last place as regards the environmental indicators. One major reason for this is the extremely small share of household waste submitted for treatment and recycling. Cultural life in the region is relatively poorly developed.
Despite the negative demographic trends throughout the country, Sliven district presents a relatively good population picture. On the education indicators, the district scores worst in the whole country. Sliven remains the district with the highest share of repeaters and dropouts from primary and secondary school. The poor assessment of its healthcare is mainly due to the high infant mortality rate. The crime rate in the district is on the decrease, while the detection rate remains higher than average. The relatively high rating of Sliven district in terms of the environmental indicators is primarily the result of the low relative volume of generated household waste and the large share of waste handed over for treatment and recycling. Interest in the local libraries remains high.
The population of Smolyan district is among the fastest ageing in the country. Compared to the other districts, it continues to have some of the best indicator values in the education category, with the highest teacher-student proportion and the lowest share of repeaters. Healthcare in the district is at a relatively good level. The share of people with health insurance is among the highest in the country. Smolyan district ranks first in the whole of Bulgaria in terms of security and justice. The workloads of the local judges are low, while the detection rate is the highest in the country. Smolyan is one of the districts with the lowest volumes of carbon dioxide emissions, but the share of household waste handed over for recycling and treatment is exceptionally small. The intensity of its cultural life is low.
The rate of natural growth in Sofia district remains among the lowest in the country. Sofia is among the districts with relatively low urbanization. The share of repeaters is twice as high as the national average. Student performance is also relatively poor. The district has specialist physicians similar in number to the national average, but there are fewer GPs. The performance of Sofia district in the field of public order and security is weak, the reason for this being the relatively slow delivery of justice. The indicators for security and justice in the district are close to the country’s averages. The amounts of generated waste are relatively large, with a small part of it handed over for treatment and recycling. The cultural life in the district is not active.
Sofia is the district presenting the most favorable demographic picture in the country. The capital is a leader in the field of education, with a high enrolment rate, a low share of repeaters and dropouts, good student performance and a high number of university students. Its healthcare is characterized by easy access to specialist physicians, low infant mortality and a small relative number of patients admitted for treatment to the local general hospitals. The capital’s poor result and its last place in the country in public order and security is a consequence of the large workloads of the local judges and the relatively high number of crimes. Almost all waste in the area is handed over for treatment and recycling. Sofia is the district with the most intensive cultural life.
The district has deteriorating demographic indicators, while the relatively low negative net migration rate keeps population numbers at a relatively constant level. School education has achieved results similar to the national average, with an improvement in the teacher-student ratio. The healthcare system provides relatively good access to doctors and morbidity in the area is low, though infant mortality is alarmingly high. The judicial system in Stara Zagora is among the busiest in the country, yet it manages to be relatively efficient. The district has the highest carbon emissions in the country, and the amount of household waste is growing. Among the cultural activities in the district, museums attract most of the interest.
Although Targovishte is one of the few districts with positive net migration, its overall demographic indicators are gradually deteriorating, especially the natural growth rate. The district has visible problems with enrolment in secondary schools, and students’ exam results have deteriorated in recent years. Targovishte district is characterized by a shortage of both GPs and specialist physicians. Despite the lowest reported workload of the courts, the speed of delivery of justice has been declining in recent years. There are visible improvements in the treatment and recycling of household waste. The theaters and libraries in the district attract great interest.
Both the natural growth rate and net migration rates in the area are deteriorating. There are major challenges facing the coverage of the school education system and the prevention of early dropping out of school, but exam results have been improving. Access to GPs and specialist physicians is relatively difficult and the infant mortality rate is high. Figures for security and justice in Haskovo are close to the national average, and crime rates are declining. The generated household waste is almost entirely handed over for treatment and recycling, and its volume is gradually decreasing; there is also a decline in carbon emissions. Interest in cultural events in the district is low, with theaters attracting most of it.
Shumen enjoys a positive net migration rate, but the rate of natural population growth has been deteriorating in recent years, while the rate of population ageing is accelerating. The school education system encounters serious problems with its coverage, and exam results in the district, especially those after 7th grade, are a cause for concern. Access to healthcare is relatively difficult, but morbidity and infant mortality are relatively low. The population of Shumen district generates little household waste, almost all of which is handed over for treatment and recycling, but there is a significant lag in the access to public sewerage and wastewater treatment plants. The district’s cultural life owes its intensity to the high interest in museums and libraries.
The district has markedly negative and steadily deteriorating demographic indicators and accelerating population ageing. Despite the gradually improving results in the matriculation exams, school education continues to face problems with student retention. Characteristic of Yambol district’s healthcare is the most difficult access to specialist physicians in the country and alarmingly high infant mortality. Due to the low workloads, the judiciary is relatively efficient and crime rates are following a declining trend. The population in the district generates relatively little waste, but the problems with access to wastewater treatment plants are still serious. Theaters are the most popular form of cultural life.
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