GDP per capita in the district of Burgas has registered a sharp drop. Nevertheless, salaries and income levels have continued to rise, though remaining below the average ones in the country. Like elsewhere in the country, there has been a slight drop in employment accompanied by a rise in unemployment, though the values of both indicators are less favorable in the district than in the country. In 2020, investment and business activity in Burgas district again remained among the highest in the country. The share of highways and first-class roads is high, but the quality of the road surface remains low. In 2022, Burgas remained one of the districts with the highest local tax rates in the country.
The demographic indicators place Burgas district among the top three in the country. In 2022, the results of the students in the district in the external examination in mathematics at the end of 7th grade were relatively high. However, the average grades in the State matriculation exam in Bulgarian language and literature showed a decline. Healthcare in the district suffers from a shortage of doctors and hospital beds. Crime rates are falling but remain above the national average. The share of waste handed over for treatment and recycling is relatively high. Visits to various cultural events have shown an increase.
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After a steady rise over the previous five years at least, in 2020 GDP per capita in Burgas district decreased sharply by 17%, which is the biggest drop in the whole country. In 2020, GDP in the district was 11,200 BGN per capita, compared to 17,300 BGN countrywide. Salaries and incomes in the district have continued to grow, though without reaching the average nationwide levels. The average annual gross salary of employed people in the district was 13,500 BGN in 2020, compared to 16,700 BGN as the national average, while the average annual income per household member in 2021 rose to 7,400 BGN/person, against the national average of 7,700 BGN/person. These indicators determine the decreasing yet relatively high level of poverty in the district. The share of the population living with material deprivation in 2021 was 21.9% (compared to 19.4% in the country), and of those living below the national poverty line – 24.6% (compared to 22.1% countrywide).
Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (2021) |
15815.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 9 years
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Average annual gross salary (2021) |
14852.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Relative share of people living below the country’s poverty line (2022) |
22.10% >
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Statistical data in the past 5 years
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Average pension (2021) |
600.00BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 8 years
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Gini coefficient of income inequality (2022) |
38.00/100 >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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In 2021, economic activity in Burgas district registered a negligible rise and remained relatively low - 68.2%, compared to the national average of 72.0%. At the same time and alongside the nationwide trend, Burgas district experienced a slight drop in employment and a rise in unemployment, with both indicators having more unfavorable values than in the country on average. The employment rate was 64.3%, compared to the national average of 68.1%, and the unemployment rate – 5.8%, versus 5.3% nationwide. The educational status of the workforce in the district is relatively low but 2021 again marked some positive tendencies. The share of people aged 25–64 with higher education reached 24.4%, against 29.6% on a national level, while the share of people with primary or lower education was 19.5%, compared to the national average of 16.6%. The population replacement rate as a ratio of those aged 15–19 to those aged 60–64 had been rising for five years in a row and in 2021 registered a considerable increase, reaching 74.1%, versus 69.4% countrywide. Thus, for every 100 people who will leave the workforce in the next few years, there are 74 people who will enter the labor market.
Unemployment rate of the population aged 15-64 (annual average) (2022) |
4.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Demographic replacement rate (2022) |
72.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Employment rate of the population aged 15-64 (annual average) (2022) |
67.50% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Relative share of the population aged 25-64 with tertiary education (2022) |
22.30% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Relative share of the population aged 25-64 with primary or lower education (2022) |
19.10% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Economic activity rate of the population aged 15-64 (annual average) (2022) |
71.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Share of the working-age population (2022) |
58.90% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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In 2020, investment and business activity in Burgas district remained relatively high, unlike in the rest of the country, where the economic indicators worsened. The number of non-financial enterprises relative to the population was the second highest in the country, after only the capital district, even though it registered the largest decline (by 5 enterprises) to 71 per 1,000 persons, against the national average of 60 per 1,000 persons. Burgas was also the district with the greatest shrinkage regarding production value – by 32%, compared to 3% nationwide, and for the first time it fell to a level below the national average – 24,400 BGN/person in the district, versus 27,200 BGN/person nationally. In 2020, FTA acquisition expenditures continued to fall but remained relatively high at 2,400 BGN/person. FDI retained its upward trend and its volume relative to the population was the third highest in the country, after Sofia (capital city) and Sofia district – 5,900 EUR/person, against 3,900 EUR/person on a national level. Payments made to beneficiaries of EU projects have grown as well, albeit by 30 June 2022 they still remained below the national average levels. Within the district, the largest sums were utilized by the municipalities of Primorsko and Sozopol – over 5,000 BGN/person.
Number of non-financial companies per 1,000 people (2021) |
71.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 17 years
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Expenditures for acquisition of fixed tangible assets per capita (2021) |
2893.00BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 16 years
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EU funds (for municipalities) per capita (2023) |
2690.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Foreign direct investment in non-financial enterprises per capita (cumulative) (2021) |
5643.00 EUR >
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Statistical data in the past 14 years
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Research and development expenditure per capita (2021) |
26.00BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Production value per capita (2021) |
22628.00BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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The density of the road and railroad networks in the district of Burgas again remained relatively low in 2021. The share of highways and first-class roads was high (26%) but the quality of the road surfaces remained low. The share of good quality road surfaces was 31%, against the national average of 42%. The share of households with internet connectivity has risen to 82.9%, versus the national average of 83.5%. The share of households connected to a gas supply is lower than average – 0.6%, against 5.3% nationally. The installed RES capacities are also more limited – 0.3 KW/person, which is twice as low as the national average.
Road network density (2022) |
15.30 km/100 sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Railway network density (2022) |
2.30 km/100 sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Relative share of motorways and first class roads (2022) |
26.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Relative share of households with Internet access (2022) |
90.80% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Share of roads in good condition (2022) |
29.40% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Share of households with access to natural gas (2020) |
0.60% >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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In 2022, Burgas remains one of the districts with the highest level of local taxation. The margin is particularly large in the taxation on motor vehicles, retail trade, and non-gratuitous acquisition of property. Sozopol is the municipality levying the highest local taxes not only in the district but also in the whole of the country. Municipalities with relatively higher tax rates also include the tourist towns of Pomorie, Primorsko, and the city of Burgas. Karnobat and Aitos impose the lowest rates.
Immovable property tax for legal entities (2022) |
2.08‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Vehicle tax (commercial and passenger vehicles, 74 kW to 110 kW) (2022) |
1.81 leva/kW >
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Statistical data in the past 3 years
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Annual license tax for retailers (up to 100 sq.m. of retail space - for most favourable location of the site) (2022) |
15.24 leva/sq.m >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Local tax on the sale of immovable property (2022) |
2.87‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Average annual taxi service patent tax (2022) |
541.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 6 years
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The cadastral map of the district of Burgas now covers practically the whole of its territory. The local authorities’ self-assessment ratings on the development of e-government went up in 2022 to relatively high levels. At the same time, the self-assessment ratings on their provision of one-stop-shop administrative services have gone down to below the national average. The AIP Active transparency ratings of the local administration fell slightly in 2022 but remain relatively high at 72.4%, versus the national average of 70.2%.
Level of development of local government e-services (2023) |
3.82/4 >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Level of development of one-stop shop services (2023) |
3.10/4 >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Transparency rating (2023) |
72.70% >
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Statistical data in the past 8 years
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Share of own income in total income (2022) |
38.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 8 years
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Municipal expenditure coverage with own income (2022) |
101.80% >
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Statistical data in the past 8 years
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The demographic indicators place Burgas district among the top three in the country, after only Sofia (capital city) and Varna. The rate of natural population growth is still negative and continues to decline but at –9.9‰ in 2021 it was still among the highest in the country, while the national average was –13.2‰. Burgas district continues to attract new residents as well, with the net migration rate reaching 7.4‰, which is the second highest in the country. This also reflects in the age dependency ratios in the district. The ratio of people aged 65+ to those aged 0–14 is 133.4%, compared to 149.3% in the country, and to those aged 15–64 it is 31.8%, versus 34.0% nationwide. For the first time in at least ten years, the share of the urban population in Burgas district is declining, although it remains above the national average – 76%, compared to 73% in the country. The population density in urban areas is also relatively high – 2,240 persons/sq. km, compared to 1,506 persons/sq. km in the country.
Old age dependancy ratio 65+ to 0-15 (2022) |
145.60% >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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Old age dependancy ratio 65+ to 15-64 (2022) |
35.10% >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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Share of urban population (2022) |
76.40% >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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Population density (calculated based on populated areas and other urban areas) (2022) |
2070.00people/sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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Natural growth rate (2022) |
-8.20‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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Net migration rate (2022) |
7.10‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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The enrolment rate in 5th–8th grade continued to decline in 2021 and again remained below the national average. At the same time, the shares of repeaters and dropouts from primary and secondary education rose to 0,77%, though remaining relatively low against the national average of 0,94%. The number of teachers relative to the population has risen slightly but again remains relatively low – 92 per 1,000 students, compared to 97 teachers per 1,000 students nationwide. In 2022, the results in the external examination in mathematics at the end of 7th grade were relatively high – 36.9 points, compared to the national average of 35.3 points. However, the average grades in the State matriculation exam in Bulgarian language and literature remained relatively low. The average grade in 2022 was “Good” 3.85, compared to 3.97 in the country, and the share of “fail” grades (below 3.00) was 20%, against 17% on average in the country. The number of university students in the district relative to the population increased in 2021, but remained lower than the national average.
Students in colleges and universities 1000 people (2022) |
16.50 students >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Net enrolment rate of the population (grades 5th through 8th) (2022) |
90.20% >
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Statistical data in the past 6 years
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Relative share of repeaters (2022) |
0.90% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Percent of failed students at state matriculation exams (2023) |
21.90 >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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Average grades at state matriculation exams (2023) |
3.68 >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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Share of children in kindergarten (2022) |
88.40% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Average grade in the National external examination in mathematics after 7th grade (2023) |
37.20points/100 >
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Statistical data in the past 6 years
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Match between vocational education and economic structure index (2023) |
51.10points/100 >
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Statistical data in the past 2 years
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In 2021, the share of people with health insurance in Burgas district again remained among the lowest in the country – 83.9%, compared to 88.7% nationwide. Healthcare in the district also suffers from a shortage of doctors and hospital beds. There are 2,129 people per one GP, compared to 1,734 people per one GP in the country. The number of hospital beds is 4.3 per 1,000 persons, against 5.6 hospital beds per 1,000 persons countrywide. The number of patients treated in the local general hospitals also remains significantly lower than the national average. The infant mortality rate fell in 2021 to 6.8‰, which was still above the national average of 5.6‰.
Number of people per general practitioner (2022) |
2037.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Health insured persons as share of the population (2022) |
90.30% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Number of beds in Multi-profile Hospitals for AMT per 1 000 people (2022) |
4.70 >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Cases of hospitalization in Multi-profile AMT Hospitals per 1 000 people (2022) |
178.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 4 years
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Infant mortality rate (2022) |
7.50‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Access to specilist phisicians index (2022) |
10.90/100 >
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Statistical data in the past 5 years
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Average life expectancy at birth (2022) |
73.10years >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Court workloads in Burgas district were close to but above the national average in 2021. There were on average 9.7 cases a month per one criminal judge, compared to 9.0 nationally. The speed of justice delivery was also close to the national average. The share of cases closed within 3 months was 88%, compared to 89% as the national average, and the share of pending caseswas 12.2%, against 11.8% in the country. The crime rate in the district has been falling but remains above the national average. In 2021, the registered crimes against the person and property in Burgas district amounted to 11.3 per 1,000 persons, with 9.8 per 1,000 persons as the national figure. Detection rates went up to reach 50.8%, which is still below the national average of 51.7%.
Share of criminal cases closed in the first 3 months (2022) |
89.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Share of pending criminal cases (2022) |
13.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Actual workload of penal judges (2022) |
0.90 cases/judge/month >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Crimes against the person and property per 1000 people (2022) |
12.50 >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Clearance rate for crimes against the person and property, registered throughout the year (2022) |
48.18% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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In 2020, Burgas was once again among the districts with the greatest amounts of waste generated by the households – an annual of 440 kg/person, against 409 kg/person on a national scale. At the same time, however, a large share of this waste was handed over for treatment and recycling – 88.7%, against 69.3% as the national average. With its high urban population, a relatively large part of them live in settlements with public sewerage networks – 79.2%, versus 76.3% countrywide, and in settlements with a sewerage system connected to a wastewater treatment plant – 71.0%, against the national average of 66.7%. The share of forest areas is high at 41%, compared to the national average of 33%, and the share of degraded land is low – 0.25%, versus 0.42% nationally.
Household waste generated per capita of serviced population (2020) |
440.00 кг./човек >
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Statistical data in the past 16 years
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Share of the population living in settlements with public sewerage systems, connected to WWTP (2020) |
71.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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Share of population living in settlements with public sewerage systems (2020) |
79.20% >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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The pandemic and the restrictions on visits to public places in 2020 and 2021 had a strongly negative impact on cultural life in the country, Burgas district making no exception. Still, in 2021 the number of visits to various cultural events marked an increase. The number of cinema visits doubled to 402 per 1,000 persons, which once again was above the national average. Museum and theatre visits also went up compared to 2020 but they still remained below the national averages. There was a huge rise in the number of library visits – over 4 times – to 420 per 1,000 persons, which may be due to the opening of the new building of Burgas Regional Library “Peyo Yavorov”.
Number of visits to cinemas per 1,000 people of the average annual population (2021) |
402.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Number of visits to theatres per 1,000 people of the average annual population (2021) |
107.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Number of visits to museums per 1,000 people of the average annual population (2021) |
321.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Number of visits to libraries per 1,000 people of the average annual population (2021) |
420.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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